Back جون روبرتس (قسيس) Arabic جون روبرتس (قديس كاثوليكى من ويلز) ARZ John Roberts (merzher) Breton John Roberts (sant) Welsh Jean Roberts (martyr) French John Roberts (mairtíreach) Irish Yohanes Robertus ID John Roberts (martire) Italian Jan Roberts Polish Yohane Roberts Swahili
Saint John Roberts | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1577 Trawsfynydd, Wales |
| Died | 10 December 1610 (aged 32–33) Tyburn, London, England |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 December 1886 by Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 25 October 1970, St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Downside and Erdington Abbeys |
| Feast | 10 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.