John Floyd (Jesuit)

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

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1572 - September 15 - 1649 - English - Jesuit

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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.

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Society of Jesus - Rome

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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.

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Leuven - St Omer

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

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Commons - Elector palatine

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