Blessed Ralph Crockett
Also known as: Rodolfo
Feast Day
1 October; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
Barton-on-the-Hill, Cheshire, England
Died
Hanged on 1 October 1588 in Chichester, West Sussex, England
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Venerated
8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Ralph Crockett, a priest and martyr of the English Catholic Reformation, was born in England, though the exact date and place remain unspecified in historical records. Educated at Christ's College, University of Cambridge, and Gloucester Hall, University of Oxford, he initially served as a teacher at Tibnam in Norfolk and later at Littlehampton in Sussex. Deeply committed to his faith, he pursued priestly formation at the seminary in Reims, France,
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