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Ralph Crockett

British priest

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

1 October 1588

verified

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Ralph Crockett of Cheshire, educated at Cambridge and ordained at Reims in 1585, was captured aboard ship at Littlehampton in 1586 with other priests.

After the Armada the government chose him and others for trial. Condemned for being priests, he and Edward James absolved each other and died with great constancy near Chichester on 1 October 1588.

The miracles

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

Why that counted as sanctity

A priest who died firm when others gave way.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Connected on this site

Edward James Blessed
“Condemned for being priests, he and Edward James absolved each other and died with great constancy near Chichester on 1 October 1588.” — this site's research

Sources

Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Ralph Crockett
Wikidata Q7287378 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Ralph Crockett (CC BY-SA)

Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.