John Roberts (martyr)
Saint John Roberts (1575/1576 - 10 December 1610) was a 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.
Read more about John Roberts (martyr): Early Life and Conversion To Catholicism, Benedictine Missionary, Foundation of St. Gregory's Monastery, Douai, France, Return To England and Martyrdom, Beatification and Canonisation
Famous quotes containing the word roberts:
“I never could have thought of it,
To have a little bug all lit
And made to go on wings.”
—Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1880–1941)