Robert Wilcox
one of the Oaten Hill Martyrs
Feast: 1 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Robert Wilcox was born at Chester in 1558. He came to Reims in 1583, received all his orders there, and was ordained priest on 20 April 1585. Sent on the English mission in January 1586, he was imprisoned in the Marshalsea that same year.
He was condemned for being a priest and put to death at Canterbury on 1 October 1588, together with the priests Christopher Buxton and Edward Campion and the layman Robert Widmerpool.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
An English priest put to death at Canterbury in 1588.
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.
Connected on this site
- Gerard Edwards Saint“With him suffered the passion the Blesseds Robert Wilcox and Christopher Buxton, because they were priests, and Robert Widmerpool, for having helped a priest.” — this site's research
- Christopher Buxton Blessed“Christopher Buxton was a priest who was put to death at Canterbury on 1 October 1588, under Elizabeth I, together with Robert Wilcox, Edward Campion and Robert Windmerpool.” — this site's research
- Robert Widmerpool Blessed“He was condemned for being a priest and put to death at Canterbury on 1 October 1588, together with the priests Christopher Buxton and Edward Campion and the layman Robert Widmerpool.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Ven. Robert Wilcox
- Roman Martyrology, 1 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q64410398 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.