Celebrate today: Bob, Rob, Rober, Robert, Robertino, Roberto.
View moreIn the monastery of Chaise-Dieu in Auvergne, France, Saint Robert, Abbot, who, having been removed to this place to live as solitary, many brothers, joined him and with his preaching and example of life he met a good number of them.
In the monastery of Molesme, France, Saint Robert, Abbot, who, desirous of a monastic life more simple and strict, and founder of monasteries and upper endeavored, now director of hermits and eminent Restorer of monastic discipline, founded the monastery of Cistercian, who governed as the first Abbot, and called again as Abbot to Molesmes, there rested in peace.
In Newminster, Northumberland, England, St. Robert, Abbot of the Cistercian order, who, lover of poverty and the life of prayer, together with twelve monks established this monastery, who in turn was the origin of the other three houses.
In London, (Robert) Robert Southwell, priest of the society of Jesus and martyr, who for several years exercised his Ministry in the city and its surroundings and composed spiritual writings. Arrested for being a priest, by order of the same Queen was severely tortured, ending his martyrdom to be hanged at Tyburn.
At Tyburn, saint Juan Roberts, of the order of St. Benedict, and blessed Tomás Somers, priests and martyrs, who, in time of King Jaime I because of his priesthood, having embraced sixteen robbers, were hung in the same scaffold.