Blessed Robert Widmerpool
- 1 October
- 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
Profile
Studied in Oxford, England. Tutor to the sons of the Earl of Northumberland. Arrested for aiding a Catholic priest. Martyr.
Born
- Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England
- hanged, drawn and quartered 1 October 1588 in Canterbury, Kent, England
- 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Robert Widmerpool“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 October 2013. Web. 18 August 2017. <>