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Some Martyrs Of England
Some Martyrs Of England

Blessed Ralph Crockett

Also known as: Rodolfo

Blessed
Post-Congregation

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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