Fisher, Saint John (1469?-1535), was a Roman Catholic bishop of Rochester, England. He was beheaded on June 22, 1535, for saying that King Henry VIII was not the supreme head of the church in England.
Fisher was born in Beverley, near Hull, and was educated at Cambridge University. He later founded St. John’s College at Cambridge. Fisher was also a learned theologian who wrote a number of important books. While Fisher was awaiting death in prison, Pope Paul III made him a cardinal. Fisher’s feast day is July 9.
