ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS OCTOBER 1, Bl. Edward Campion, Bl. Edward James, St. Fidharleus, Bl. John Robinson, Bl. Robert Widmerpool, Bl. Robert Wilcox, St. Ralph Crockett, St. Melorius

 ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS OCTOBER 1 

Bl. Edward Campion, 1588 A.D. English martyr. He was born at Ludlow and studied at Oxford, England. A convert, he studied at Reims, France, and was ordained in 1587. Edward returned to England and a year later he was martyred at Canterbury. He was beatified in 1929.  

Bl. Edward James, 1588 A.D. English martyr. He was born near Breaston, and studied at Oxford, England. Converting to the faith, Edward studied at Reims, France, and Rome, and was ordained in 1583. Returning as a missionary to England, he was arrested and martyred at Chichester. He was beatified in 1929.  

St. Fidharleus, 762 A.D.  Irish abbot who restored Rathin Abbey, Ireland.   

Bl. John Robinson, 1588 A.D. Martyr of England. He was from Ferrensby, Yorkshire, and a widower who went to Reims for ordination. Ordained in 1585, John went back to England and was executed at Ipswich, receiving beatification in 1929.  

Bl. Robert Widmerpool, 1588 A.D. English martyr. Originally from Nottingham, England, he studied at Oxford and worked as a tutor for the sons of the earl of Northumberland. He was arrested for giving aid to a Catholic priest. Robert was executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Canterbury with Blessed Robert Wilcox, and they share the same feast day 

Bl. Robert Wilcox, 1588 A.D.  English martyr. Born at Chester, England, in 1558, he studied for the priesthood at Reims, France, and received ordination in 1585. Sent to England the following year, he worked in Kent. Robert was arrested in Marshsea. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered with Blessed Robert Widmerpool at Canterbury. With whom he shares a feast day 

St. Ralph Crockett, 1588 A.D.  English martyr. Born at Barton on the Hill, in Cheshire, he was educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge, and Gloucester Hall, Oxford, and became a schoolmaster in Norfolk and Suffolk. Departing England, he went to Reims, France, and there studied for the priesthood, receiving ordination in 1586. Returning home to undertake the hazardous work of reconverting the island, he was arrested with Blessed Edward James and was imprisoned for two and a half years in London before being taken to Chichester. Ralph was martyred at Chichester by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. He was beatified in 1929.    

St. Melorius. Prince of Cornwall, England, who was murdered as a child. Also listed as Mylor, Melar, and Melorus, he was the victim of an uncle’s ambitions. He was venerated in Amesbury, England, in Brittany, and in Cornwall. The tale has several versions, most dating to the Middle Ages.