Blessed Roger Filcock

Also known as

• Arthur Nayler

Memorial

• 27 February
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales

Profile

Educated at Rheims, France and Valladolid, Spain. Ordained in Valladolid c.1597. He returned to England in 1598 to minister to covert Catholics. Jesuit. Friend of Saint Anne Line. Arrested and condemned for the crime of priesthood. Died with Saint Anne Line and Blessed Mark Barkworth. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales.

Born

• c.1570 in Sandwich, Kent, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 27 February 1601 at Tyburn, London, England

Venerated

• 10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Roger, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
     39 Eccleston Square
     London SW1V 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• The 105 Martyrs of Tyburn

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Roger Filcock“. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 May 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>