Blessed Robert Johnson
- 28 May
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Profile
Studied at Rheims, France, and Rome, Italy. Ordained at Douai, France in 1576. He then returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in the London area. Arrested in 1580 in connection with the non-existent Rheims and Rome Plot. Imprisoned in the Tower of London. Tried and convicted with Saint Edmund Campion and others. Martyr.
Born
- in Shropshire, England
- hanged, drawn and quartered on 28 May 1582 at Tyburn, London, England
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Robert Johnson“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 June 2020. Web. 6 May 2024. <>