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Roger Filcock
English Jesuit priest
BlessedFull write-upSociety of Jesus
Born
1570
Died
27 February 1601
verified
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Roger Filcock was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 27 February 1601, under Elizabeth I, together with the Benedictine Mark Barkworth and Anne Line.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the English martyrs whose cause had been admitted at Rome, who were then styled Venerable.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith under Elizabeth I.
The cause
Roger Filcock has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: the cause of Roger Filcock.
Connected on this site
- Anne Line Saint“Roger Filcock was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 27 February 1601, under Elizabeth I, together with the Benedictine Mark Barkworth and Anne Line.” — this site's research
- Mark Barkworth Blessed“Roger Filcock was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 27 February 1601, under Elizabeth I, together with the Benedictine Mark Barkworth and Anne Line.” — this site's research
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Roman Martyrology, 27 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7358184 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Roger Filcock (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.