Feast October 25
Saint John Roberts
Martyr · Feast October 25
Biography
John Roberts, OSB was a Welsh Benedictine monk and priest, and was the first prior of St. Gregory's, Douai, France. Returning to Britain as a missionary priest during the period of recusancy, he was martyred at Tyburn. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic church.
Feast day
October 25
Birth date
1577
Death date
10 December 1610 (aged 32–33)
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
25 October 1970
Canonized by
Paul VI
Feast month
10
Wikidata qid
Q3399552
Feast day of month
25