Saint Alban Bartholomew Roe
Feast Day
21 January; 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Born
1583 in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Canonized
25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Beatified
15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Venerated
8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
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Biography
Saint Alban Bartholomew Roe, O.S.B., was a Benedictine priest and martyr of the English Catholic Reformation. Born in England, he converted to Catholicism and studied at the English College in Douai, France, though he was dismissed for a disciplinary infraction. He entered the Benedictine Order at Dieulouard, France, in 1612, receiving priestly ordination. Returning to England as a missionary, he dedicated himself to ministering to Catholics during a period of intense persecution. His clandestine work led to his arrest and exile in 1
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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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