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Robert Sutton

English martyr

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

27 July 1587

verified

Beatified

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not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Robert Sutton, Rector of Lutterworth, was converted by his younger brother. He studied at Douai with another brother, Abraham, and both were ordained in 1578.

Arrested at Stafford, he was condemned merely for being a priest and quartered there on 27 July 1587.

The miracles

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

Why that counted as sanctity

A Protestant rector who became a Catholic priest and martyr.

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.

Sources

Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Robert Sutton
Wikidata Q7350171 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Robert Sutton (martyr) (CC BY-SA)

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