Blessed Stephen Rowsham
Also known as
- Stephen Rouse
- Stephen Rowsam
- 11 August
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
- 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland and Wales
- 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
- 3 April on some calendars
Profile
Studied at Oriel College, Oxford University. Anglican vicar of Saint Mary the Virgin, Oxford, England. Convert to Catholicism. Studied at the Douai College in Rheims, France. Ordained a priest in 1582 at Soissons, France. He then returned to England to minister to covert Catholics during a period of persecution. He was soon arrested for the crime of priesthood, and exiled. When he returned to England he was arrested again, convicted again, and executed. Martyr.
Born
- 10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Stephen Rowsham“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 April 2019. Web. 27 January 2021. <>