John Roberts (martyr)

Saint

John Roberts

Roberts depicted by an unknown 20th-century artist
Martyr
Bornc. 1577
Trawsfynydd, Wales
Died10 December 1610 (aged 32–33)
Tyburn, London, England
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified4 December 1886 by Leo XIII
Canonized25 October 1970, St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Paul VI
Major shrineDownside and Erdington Abbeys
Feast10 December (individual), 25 October (collectively with Forty Martyrs of England and Wales)

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.


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