Robert Dibdale

Robert Dibdale

Robert Dibdale, also spelled Debdale, was a Catholic priest and martyr. He was born the son of John Dibdale of Shottery, in the parish of Stratford-on-Avon and the birthplace of William Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway at a date unknown. He had a brother Richard and sisters Joan and Agnes. It would seem the family were Catholics. Peter Ackroyd placed Dibdale or Debdale in the King’s New School in Stratford, the same grammar school attended by William Shakespeare. [http://books.google.com/books?id=eXdRAAAACAAJ&dq=Peter+Ackroyd] Peter Ackroyd, "Shakespeare: The Biography". Doubleday, 2005, p. 64] English government records show that in 1581 his absence abroad at Louvain since about 1576 had been noted by the authorities. However, Catholic records show that by 1581 he had been to Rome and had reached the English College at Rheims, arriving on December 29 1579 and set out for England on June 22 1580. At this point he had still not been ordained. He was immediately arrested on landing at Dover. It is recorded that he was committed to the Gatehouse by July 29 the same year, being discharged on September 10 1582. His whereabouts immediately thereafter are obscure but on March 14 1583 he again entered the English College at Rheims and was ordained a priest in Rheims Cathedral on March 31 1584. Using the alias Palmer, he set out for England on August 2 that year. He was arrested near Tothill Street in London on July 24 1586 and was imprisoned first at the Counter then at Newgate. Given the 1585 Act making it a capital offence to be a Catholic priest in England the terrible sentence of hanging, drawing and quartering was inevitable. It was carried out at Tyburn, London on October 8 1586. His fate was shared by two fellow priests, John Adams and John Lowe. All three priests were declared Blessed (the last stage prior to sainthood) by Pope John Paul II on November 22 1987.

ources

The most reliable compact source is Godfrey Anstruther, "Seminary Priests", St Edmund's College, Ware, vol. 1, 1968, p. 101.

Notes and references


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales — Infobox Martyrs name=Eighty five Martyrs of England and Wales birth era= death date=Between 1584 and 1679 feast day= venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place= death place=England and Wales beatified date=22 November 1987 …   Wikipedia

  • List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation — The Catholic martyrs of England are men and women who died for the Catholic faith in the years between 1535 and 1680. They have officially been recognized as martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church. The vast majority were executed under treason laws …   Wikipedia

  • Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 16th century — A list of 16th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Blessed Columba of Rieti 1467 Rieti, Umbria, Italy 1501   Blessed Jerome Garibo 1440   1502   Bl …   Wikipedia

  • Quatre-vingt-cinq martyrs d'Angleterre et de Galles — Les Quatre vingt cinq martyrs d Angleterre et de Galles constituent un groupe de martyrs catholiques béatifiés par le pape Jean Paul II le 22 novembre 1987. Ils furent choisis parmi des prêtres et des hommes de loi exécutés entre 1584 et 1679.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Quatre-vingt-cinq martyrs d'angleterre et de galles — Les Quatre vingt cinq martyrs d Angleterre et de Galles constituent un groupe de martyrs catholiques béatifiés par le pape Jean Paul II le 22 novembre 1987. Ils furent choisis parmi des prêtres et des hommes de loi exécutés entre 1584 et 1679.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tyburn — Obra de William Hogarth titulada The Idle Prentice Executed at Tyburn, de la serie de grabados Industria y holgazanería (en inglés Industry and Idleness) de 1747 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ven. John Adams —     Ven. John Adams     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ven. John Adams     Priest, martyred at Tyburn, 8 October, 1586. He had been a Protestant (Protestantism) minister, but being converted, went to Reims in 1579, where he was ordained a priest. He… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • John Adams (martyr) — Infobox Saint name=Blessed John Adams birth date=c. 1543 death date=death date|1586|10|8|mf=y feast day= venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place=Winterbourne St Martin in Dorset death place=Tyburn in London titles=… …   Wikipedia

  • John Lowe (martyr) — John Lowe (1553 1586) was an English Catholic priest and martyr. He was born the son of Simon and Margaret Lowe or Low of London in 1553. His father Simon was perhaps the Simon Low who was a merchant taylor and citizen of London. The sources say… …   Wikipedia

  • English Confessors and Marytrs (1534-1729) —     English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729)     Though the resistance of the English as a people to the Reformation compares very badly with the resistance offered by… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”