Blessed Robert Anderton | |
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| Priest and Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1560 Lancashire or Isle of Man[1] |
| Died | 25 April 1586 (aged 25 - 26) Isle of Wight |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI |
| Feast | 25 April (together with his companion) 29 October (one of the Douai Martyrs) |
Robert Anderton (c. 1560 – 25 April 1586) was an English or Manx Catholic priest and martyr under the Elizabethan era religious persecution. Along with his companion, William Marsden, he was beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929.
- ^ T.B. Trappes Lomax, "The Birthplace of the Blessed Robert Anderson", British Catholic History, Volume 1 - Issue 3 - 1951, pp. 235-238.