Saint Ralph Sherwin (1 December): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Dive into the powerful and inspiring life of Blessed Ralph Sherwin, an English priest, scholar, and martyr who gave his life for the Catholic faith in 1581. This video retells the December 1st entry from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler. Sherwin, born in Derbyshire and educated at Exeter College, Oxford, was known for his brilliance in philosophy, Latin, and theology. After his conversion to the Catholic Church, he studied at Douai and later at the English College in Rome. He courageously volunteered to return to England during the height of persecution under Queen Elizabeth I. Despite imprisonment, brutal torture, and repeated attempts to force him to apostatize, Sherwin remained steadfast in his vocation. His final testimony at Tyburn—professing innocence, affirming the Catholic faith, and praying for the Queen—remains a moving example of holiness and heroism. This episode recounts his studies, missionary work, letters, suffering, and martyrdom, concluding with his beatification in 1886. Sherwin stands as a shining witness of constancy, humility, and fidelity to Christ. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Early Life & Oxford Studies 00:52 – Conversion and Entrance to Douai 01:00 – Ordination & Transfer to Rome 01:10 – College Dissensions & Jesuit Direction 01:25 – Volunteering for the English Mission 01:28 – Journey Through Milan & Paris 01:45 – Letter to Rudolph Bickley 02:01 – Sherwin’s Request for Prayers 02:19 – Departure for England 02:23 – Arrest in London 02:30 – Ministry & Preaching 02:47 – Transfer to the Tower of London 02:52 – Torture & Attempts to Force Betrayal 03:25 – Offer of a Bishopric for Apostasy 03:29 – Trial with Edmund Campion 03:38 – “Religion, Not Treason” 03:45 – Final Letters & Testimony 04:09 – Martyrdom at Tyburn (Dec 1, 1581) 04:29 – Beatification & Legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/st-simeon-bishop-of-ctesiphon-and-his-companions-martyrs/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #RalphSherwin #BlessedRalphSherwin #EnglishMartyrs #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #EdmundCampion #CatholicHistory #Tyburn #DouaiMartyrs #RomeEnglishCollege #CatholicFaith #Martyrdom #SensusFidelium