Beverley, John of, Saint
Beverley, John of, Saint
Confessor , Bishop of Hexham, afterwards of York, born Harpham, England ; died Beverley, England , 721 . He joined the Benedictine Order , lived for some time in the monastery at Whitby, and was consecrated Bishop of Hexham , 687 . He founded a monastery at Inderawood (later Beverley), which became an important ecclesiastical center, and there he spent the last years of his life. Canonized , 1037 . His relics were preserved in Beverley cathedral . Feast , 7 May .