Saint John Roberts | |
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![]() Roberts depicted by an unknown 20th-century artist | |
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.