St John Roberts Reformation Martyr - Martyred 4th May1535

[Kate Jackson]

Photo of the relic of the welsh reformation martyr preserved by the ADORERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS in Tyburn Convent, London
St John Roberts O S B born at Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, was the first prior of St Gregory’s, Douai. He was sent upon the English Mission in December 1602, arriving in England in April 1603. He was probably the first monastic to enter England since the Reformation. He was executed at Tyburn on 10^th December 1610.

[Cathleen]

Thank you, Kate, for the photo and information.