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Saint Ralph Sherwin
Saint Ralph Sherwin

Saint Ralph Sherwin

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

December 1

Died

December 1, 1

Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Biography

Saint Ralph Sherwin, also known as Saint Ralph Shawyn, was born around the year 1550 in Rodsley, Derbyshire, England. He embarked on a remarkable journey in his life, ultimately leading him to become a Catholic martyr and one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Sherwin began his academic pursuits and established himself as a notable classical scholar at Exeter College, Oxford, England....

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