Ralph Corbie
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Ralph Corbie (25 March 1598, near Dublin - 7 September 1644) was an Irish Jesuit. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.
, from the age of five he spent his childhood in the north of England. Then going overseas he studied at Saint-Omer
, Seville
, and the English College, Valladolid
; where he was ordained. Having become a Jesuit about 1626, he came to England about 1631 and laboured at Durham.
He was seized by the Parliamentarians at Hamsterley
, 8 July 1644, when clothed in his Mass vestments, conveyed to London, and committed to Newgate Prison
(22 July) with his friend John Duckett, a secular priest. At their trial (Old Bailey
, 4 September), they both admitted their priesthood, were condemned to death, and executed at Tyburn, 7 September.
Stonyhurst
has a relic of Father Corbie; for the Duke of Gueldres's attestation in 1650 of other relics, see Foley's "Records S.J.", I, 564; the "Certamen" portrait is reproduced in "Records", VII, (I), 168; for his letters see vol. III, 69 sqq., of the same work. The Corbie alias, according to Foley [op. cit., VII (II), 898] was Carlington or Carlton.
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, from the age of five he spent his childhood in the north of England. Then going overseas he studied at Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
, Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, and the English College, Valladolid
English College, Valladolid
The Royal English and Welsh College, Valladolid, under the patronage of St Alban, was founded in 1589 during the protestant reformation for the training of Catholic priests for the English and Welsh Mission....
; where he was ordained. Having become a Jesuit about 1626, he came to England about 1631 and laboured at Durham.
He was seized by the Parliamentarians at Hamsterley
Hamsterley
Hamsterley may refer to the following places:* Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, England* Hamsterley, Consett, EnglandHamsterley is also a surname and may be:* Ralph Hamsterley , Master of University College, Oxford...
, 8 July 1644, when clothed in his Mass vestments, conveyed to London, and committed to Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison was a prison in London, at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City of London. It was originally located at the site of a gate in the Roman London Wall. The gate/prison was rebuilt in the 12th century, and demolished in 1777...
(22 July) with his friend John Duckett, a secular priest. At their trial (Old Bailey
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
, 4 September), they both admitted their priesthood, were condemned to death, and executed at Tyburn, 7 September.
Stonyhurst
Stonyhurst
Stonyhurst is the name of a rural estate owned by the Society of Jesus near Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It is dominated by Stonyhurst College, its preparatory school Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall and the parish Church of St Peter's.-The Estate:...
has a relic of Father Corbie; for the Duke of Gueldres's attestation in 1650 of other relics, see Foley's "Records S.J.", I, 564; the "Certamen" portrait is reproduced in "Records", VII, (I), 168; for his letters see vol. III, 69 sqq., of the same work. The Corbie alias, according to Foley [op. cit., VII (II), 898] was Carlington or Carlton.