Blessed Robert Nutter
Also known as: Robert Askew; Robert Rowley
Feast Day
26 July; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University ; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai; 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
Born
C.1557 at Burnley Lanes, Lancashire, England
Died
Hanged on 26 July 1600 at Lancaster, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Robert Nutter was the brother of Blessed John Nutter. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, England in the mid-1560s. Drawn to the Catholic faith, he entered the seminary at the English College in Rheims, France, and was ordained at Soissons on December 21, 1581. He returned to England with Blessed George Haydock to minister secretly to persecuted Catholics. Robert worked for two years before being arrested, imprisoned, and eventually condemned for the crime of being a Catholic priest in England. He was martyred for his faith, joining the ranks of the English and Welsh martyrs who gave their lives during the Reformation era.
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