Robert Ludlam
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Robert Ludlam was an English priest, martyred in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was born around 1551, in Derbyshire. His father was a yeoman. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, in 1575,
Padley Chapel, Robert Ludlam praying
The Eighty-five Martyrs of England and Wales, also known as George Haydock and Eighty-four Companion Martyrs, are a group of men who were executed on charges of treason and related offences in the Kin
Robert Ludlam
…just before he was thrown off the ladder. Robert Ludlam, Nicholas Garlick, and Richard Simpson were declared venerable in 1888, and were among the eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales beatified by Pope John Paul II on 22 November 1987. The gatehouse at Padley was turned into a chapel. An annual pilgrimage honouring the two martyrs…
Plaque honouring Haydock in the church of St. Andrew's & Blessed George Haydock, Cottam, Lancashire.