Saints celebrated on the 24th of July
BLESSED ROBERT LUDLAM, PRIEST AND MARTYR
Blessed Robert Ludlam, Priest and Martyr was born c. 1551 at Radbourne (near Sheffield), Derbyshire, England; on July 24, 1588 he suffered martyrdom by being hanged, drawn, and quartered on St Mary's Bridge at Derby. Like Blessed Nicholas Garlick with whom he died, Ludlam (also given as Ludham, Ludleham) studied at Oxford, taught for a time, then engaged in seminary studies at Reims, where he was ordained (May 1581). After a six-year apostolate in his homeland, he was arrested with Garlick in the home of an ancient Catholic family through the treachery of one of the sons. He and Garlick fortified the flagging faith of their fellow-prisoner, Blessed Richard Simpson. All three were tried, condemned for their priesthood, and executed together. Together they were beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1987 with George Haydock and Companions.
Source: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ludlam-robert-bl
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