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Richard Hurst, Blessed Richard Hurst, Blessed- Also called Richard Herst. Layman martyred at Lancaster in 1628 following a show trial. Rosalia, Saint Rosalia, Saint- Hermitess, greatly venerated at Palermo and in the whole of Sicily of which she is patroness. Roch, Saint Roch, Saint- Early 14th century. While on pilgrimage, Roch acquired renown for healing plague victims. He himself was stricken with the plague. Upon returning to his hometown, he … Rose of Lima, Saint Rose of Lima, Saint- Biographical article on the first American to be named a saint. Robert Bickerdike, Blessed Robert Bickerdike, Blessed- Short biography of the sixteenth-century martyr, a layman from Yorkshire. Richard Thirkeld, Blessed Richard Thirkeld, Blessed- English priest, missionary, arrested while visiting a Catholic in prison, and martyred in 1583. Richard Langhorne, Blessed Richard Langhorne, Blessed- Married Englishman, lawyer, martyred in 1679. Raymond Lully, Blessed Raymond Lully, Blessed- Biobibliographical article on Ramon Lull, who is called "Doctor Illuminatus." Robert Drury, Blessed Robert Drury, Blessed- Biographical portrait of the English priest, martyred at Tyburn in February 1606/7. Robert, Saint Robert, Saint- French Benedictine, founder of the Abbey of Chaise-Dieu, d. 1067. Robert of Newminster, Saint Robert of Newminster, Saint- English abbot. (d. 1159) Robert of Molesme, Saint Robert of Molesme, Saint- Founder of the Abbey of Citeaux and the monastery at Molesme. (d. 1111) Richard White, Saint Richard White, Saint- Real name, Richard Gwyn. Welsh schoolmaster, husband and father, had a reputation as a scholar, poet, martyred in 1584. Richard Whiting, Blessed Richard Whiting, Blessed- Last abbot of Glastonbury, martyr, executed in 1539. Richard Fetherston, Blessed Richard Fetherston, Blessed- Priest and martyr, died at Smithfield, 1540. Robert Morton, Blessed Robert Morton, Blessed- Brief biography of the English priest, martyred at London in 1588, along with a layman, Hugh Moor. Article also mentions others martyred on the same day el… Robert Wilcon, Blessed Robert Wilcon, Blessed- Biographical details on this English priest and two of his companions in martyrdom: fellow priest "Edward Campion" and layman Robert Widmerpool. Martyred i… Robert Francis Romulus Bellarmine, Saint Robert Francis Romulus Bellarmine, Saint- Biographical article on the Jesuit theologian and cardinal. Robert Anderton, Blessed Robert Anderton, Blessed- English priest and friend of William Marsden. The two were shipwrecked, whereupon they were arrested for being priests coming into England from abroad, a… Richard Hill, Blessed Richard Hill, Blessed- A Yorkshireman and priest, executed in 1590. Martyred together with John Hogg, Richard Holiday, and Edmund Duke. Robert Nutter, Blessed Robert Nutter, Blessed- Information on this English priest and martyr, blood brother of John Nutter. Also details on Edward Thwing, a priest and professor from near York. Robert N… Ralph Crockett, Blessed Ralph Crockett, Blessed- English priest, martyred in 1588. Romuald, Saint Romuald, Saint- Italian-born founder of the Camaldolese, d. 1027. Ralph Ashley, Blessed Ralph Ashley, Blessed- English Jesuit lay-brother, cook and domestic servant, was tortured and martyred in 1606. Rose of Viterbo, Saint Rose of Viterbo, Saint- Third order Franciscan, preached repentance. She died at the age of 17, in 1252. Richard Langley, Blessed Richard Langley, Blessed- Biographical portrait of the Yorkshire layman who refused to compromise his faith, and who paid the price for it. He was martyred in 1586. Rita of Cascia, Saint Rita of Cascia, Saint- Rita married an abusive man, became a mother, was widowed, joined the Augustinians. She died in 1456. Raymond of Peñafort, Saint Raymond of Peñafort, Saint- Born near Barcelona, Raymond was an able canon lawyer who joined the Dominicans. He died in 1275. Ralph Corbie, Blessed Ralph Corbie, Blessed- Sometimes called Ralph Corrington. An Irish-born Jesuit, martyred together with secular priest John Duckett in 1644. René Goupil, Saint René Goupil, Saint- Short biography of the Jesuit missionary, martyred in 1642.