Saint John Roberts was one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Jump to: navigation, search The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Christian martyrs who were canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI to represent those Catholics martyred in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679. ...
He was the son of John and Anna Roberts of Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, N. Wales.
In October, 1607, Roberts returned to England, was again arrested in December and placed in the Gatehouse, from which he contrived to escape after some months.
Roberts again visited Spain and Douai, but returned to England within a year, knowing that his death was certain if he were again captured.
SaintJohnRoberts (1575-6 - 10 December, 1610) was a Benedictine monk and priest, and was the first Prior of St. Gregory's, Douai (now Downside Abbey).
He was the son of John and Anna Roberts of Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, Wales.
John's College, Oxford, in February, 1595-6, but left after two years without taking a degree and entered as a law student at one of the Inns of Court.
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