John Floyd (Jesuit)

John Floyd (Jesuit)

John Floyd (1572 - September 15, 1649), English Jesuit, was born in Cambridgeshire .

He entered the Society of Jesus when at Rome in 1592 and is also known as Daniel à Jesu, Hermannus Loemelius, and George White, the names under which he published a score of controversial treatises. [cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06122a.htm|title=John Floyd|work=Catholic Encyclopedia |accessdate=2007-02-18]

He had considerable fame both as a preacher and teacher, and was frequently arrested in England. His last years were spent at Leuven and he died at St Omer on the 15th of September 1649.

His brother Edward Floyd was impeached and sentenced by the House of Commons in 1621 for speaking disparagingly of the elector palatine.

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