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John Joseph Fisher (born June 1, 1961) is an American businessman. He is the principal owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer and the Texas Rattlers of the Professional Bull Riders organization.
John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic bishop, cardinal, and theologian. Fisher was also an academic and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is honoured as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.
Jun 18, 2024 · Saint John Fisher (born 1469, Beverley, Yorkshire, Eng.—died June 22, 1535, London; canonized May 19, 1935; feast day July 9) was an English humanist, martyr, and prelate, who, devoted to the pope and to the Roman Catholic church, resisted King Henry VIII of England by refusing to recognize royal supremacy and the abolition of papal ...
Oct 18, 2021 · John Fisher, owner of the Oakland A's. Photo illustration: Blair Heagerty/SFGATE/Michael Zagaris/Getty Images. Fisher grew up in San Francisco, where he earned the nickname “Harpo” from his...
Jun 23, 2024 · Saint John Fisher’s name is usually associated with Saint Thomas More and their difficulty with King Henry VIII. A bishop and cardinal, John Fisher refused to agree with Henry’s divorce and remarriage, as well as the idea that the king, rather than the pope, was the head of the Church in England.
Aug 23, 2023 · Oakland A’s owner John Fisher, in an interview with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai, discussed the team’s future and why plans to build a new stadium have not worked out in Oakland.
Saint John Fisher was a 16th-century bishop, cardinal, and theologian who stood up to King Henry VIII during the English Reformation and was subsequently martyred. His life and work are centered on issues of faith, theology, and ecclesiastical law, not modern sports franchise ownership.
