John Roberts (martyr)
John Roberts, OSB (1577 – 10 December 1610) was a Welsh Benedictine monk and priest, and was the first prior of St. Gregory's, Douai, France (now Downside Abbey). Returning to England as a missionary priest during the period of recusancy, he was martyred at Tyburn. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic church.
Saint John Roberts O.S.B. | |
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| Priest and Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1577 Trawsfynydd, Wales |
| Died | 10 December 1610 (aged 32 - 33) Tyburn, London, England |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Downside and Erdington Abbeys |
| Feast | 10 December (individual), 25 October (collectively with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) |
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