ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 22nd of March WELCOME! SAINT NICHOLAS OWEN, JESUIT LAY BROTHER AND CARPENTER Nicholas, known as "Littlejohn" because of his short stature, was born 1550 at Oxford, England. A Jesuit lay brother, he was an extremely skilled carpenter who constructed priest holes for priests during the time when celebrating Holy Mass carried the death sentence. These places enabled priests to hide when Mass houses and mansions were raided by the government during clandestine Masses. HE CONSTRUCTED HIDING PLACES FOR PRIESTS St Nicholas built hiding places for several decades, despite weak health and a hernia. He was arrested for some time in 1594 with Father John Gerard , and despite prolonged torture would not give the names of any Catholics. Nicholas is believed responsible for Father Gerard 's dramatic escape from the Tower of London in 1597. THE GOVERNMENT SUBJECTED HIM TO TORTURE In 1606, with Fath...