Church leaders and other notables attended a multi-faith service at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, July 17 in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of St John Roberts. The Welsh saint was martyred at Tyburn on December 10 1610 and canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
At the beginning of the service there was a procession of officials through the Cathedral following a banner of St John Roberts specially commissioned for this 400th anniversary year of celebrations.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster said: “Many people in Britain may well be unfamiliar with St John Roberts. I hope that this celebration will help us all to appreciate and be inspired by the heroic faith of this great man.”
