Blessed Roger Filcock
Also known as: Arthur Nayler
Feast Day
27 February; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
C.1570 in Sandwich, Kent, England
Died
Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 27 February 1601 at Tyburn, London, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Roger Filcock, a Jesuit priest and martyr of the English Reformation, dedicated his life to sustaining the faith of Catholics enduring persecution in his homeland. Educated at the University of Rheims in France and later at Valladolid in Spain, he was ordained to the priesthood in Valladolid around 1597. Returning to England in 1598, he courageously minister
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