Forty-four priests, graduates of this college, were martyred between 1581-1679. Among the many things on display are records of Protestant spies who infiltrated the college in order to gather the names of the Catholic seminarians who, after ordination, were going to return to their country and work in disguise. Fascinating history of such great heroes.
CNS reports: The era of English priest-martyrs is prominently featured at Rome’s Venerable English College in an exhibit called, “‘Non Angli sed Angeli’: A Pilgrimage, A Mission.” The title refers to a quip legend says was made by Pope Gregory the Great, “They are not Anglos, but angels,” when he first saw fair-haired English slaves in the marketplace of Rome and began sending missionaries to the British Isles in the 6th century. Read more here.
