Robert Drury
English priest and martyr
Who they were
Robert Drury, of a good Buckinghamshire family, was ordained at Valladolid and worked in London from 1593, respected for his learning and virtue.
He signed the loyal address of 1603 acknowledging the queen as sovereign, but under James I his conscience would not let him take the new oath of allegiance. He died a martyr at Tyburn on 26 February 1607.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A loyal Englishman who could not in conscience take an oath against his faith.
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.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Robert Drury
- Wikidata Q7343653 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Robert Drury (priest) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.