Blessed Roger Wrenno
Also known as: Ruggero
Feast Day
18 March; 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Born
C.1576 in Chorley, Lancashire, England
Died
18 March 1616 in Lancaster, Lancashire, 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 Wrenno, also known as Ruggero, was a devout layman who lived during a tumultuous time for the Catholic community in England. He was born around 1576 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Cause for Canonization
Feast Days
Books & Resources
A Calendar of the English Martyrs of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, https://archive.org/details/a589842900lawtuoft/
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612787169
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