John Robinson
priest and martyr at Ipswich
Feast: 1 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Ipswich, also in England, Blessed John Robinson, priest and martyr, who, a father of a family, after being left a widower, received the crown of martyrdom on account of the priesthood he received in advanced age.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 October as a widowed father of a family, ordained late in life, who was martyred at Ipswich for his priesthood.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.