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Roger Filcock

English Jesuit priest

BlessedResearchedSociety of Jesus
Born
1570
Died
27 February 1601
verified
Beatified
not on record
Canonised
not yet

Who they were

Roger Filcock was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 27 February 1601, under Elizabeth I, together with the Benedictine Mark Barkworth and Anne Line.

In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the English martyrs whose cause had been admitted at Rome, who were then styled Venerable.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth I.

Connected on this site

  • Anne Line Saint
    “Roger Filcock was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 27 February 1601, under Elizabeth I, together with the Benedictine Mark Barkworth and Anne Line.” — this site's research
  • Mark Barkworth Blessed
    “Roger Filcock was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 27 February 1601, under Elizabeth I, together with the Benedictine Mark Barkworth and Anne Line.” — this site's research
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