| BLESSED ROBERT JOHNSON
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| Born in Shropshire, entered the
German College, Rome, 1 October, 1571. Ordained priest at Brussels from the
English College, Douai, in April, 1576, he started immediately for England.
After a pilgrimage to Rome in 1579 he returned to England in 1580, and was
committed to the Loultry Counter 12 July, whence he was transferred to the Tower
5 Dec. On 16 December he was terribly racked, and then thrust into an
underground dungeon. He was brought before the Queen's Bench 14 Nov., and
condemned 20 Nov.
John B. Wainewright From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press,
Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1996 by New Advent, Inc., P.O. Box 281096,
Denver, Colorado, USA, 80228. (knight@knight.org) |
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