The Venerable Christopher Robinson Martyred at Carlisle in 1597. The Evidence Concerning his Place of Birth and the Place and Date of his Execution.

Abstract

Of the Venerable Christopher Robinson, who died for his Faith in Carlisle (in what year we shall see later), practically nothing save the name of his betrayer has been recorded since the days of Bishop Challoner. Among the Knaresborough MSS. as Everingham is a 17th Century transcript of a letter of some ten large folio pages entitled: “The death of Mr. Boost written by Mr. Robinson priest, who shortly afterward dyed in the same glorious manner at Carlisle.” An extract from this document was given in Challoner and the text is now printed in full in C.R.S. But for the few known facts about the Martyr's own life we have depended almost entirely on Challoner's somewhat vague compilation of only eighteen lines.