Ralph Corbie (Corby, Corbington, at times Corrington) (25 March 1598 – 7 September 1644) was an Irish

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. He is a Catholic martyr,

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in 1929.

Life

Corbie was born near

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."Blessed Ralph Corby", Jesuits -Global
/ref> His parents were from Durham and returned to England when Ralph was about five years of age. A brother of

Ambrose Corbie Ambrose Corbie, also called Corby or Corbington (7 December 1604 – 11 April 1649) was an English Jesuit, teacher and author. Biography Ambrose Corbie was born near Durham, England, the fourth son of Gerald Corbie and his wife, Isabella (né ...

, he spent his childhood in the north of England. Then going overseas he studied at

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, and the

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; where he was ordained. Having become a Jesuit about 1626, he came to England about 1631, where he was known by the name of "Carlington".Stanton, Richard. ''A Menology of England and Wales'', Burns & Oates, Ltd., London, 1892
/ref> He worked at Durham for about twelve years.
/ref> He was seized by the Parliamentarians at Hamsterley, 8 July 1644, when clothed in his Mass vestments, conveyed to London, and committed to

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(22 July) with

John Duckett John Duckett (1613 – 7 September 1644) was an English Catholic priest and martyr. Life John Duckett was born at Underwinder, in the parish of Sedbergh, in Yorkshire, in 1613, the son of James and Francis Duckett. He was a relative, poss ...

, a secular priest."Blessed John Duckett and Ralph Corbie", ''Oye Magazine'', Claretian Publications, Chicago, Illinois
/ref> At their trial (

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, 4 September), they both admitted their priesthood, were condemned to death. Corbie was a Jesuit and the Society tried to save him. When the pardon finally arrived, Corbie insisted that Duckett used it, since he was younger. But John refused. Both were condemned to death. and executed at

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, 7 September. He was hung until dead, then disemboweled and quartered.

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has a relic of Father Corbie.

References

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Matthias Tanner Matthias Tanner is a Czech Society of Jesus, Jesuit and writer, born at Pilsen in Bohemia, 28 February 1630; died at Prague, 8 February 1692. Biography Matthias Tanner entered the Society of Jesus in 1646. The greatest part of his life was spe ...

, ''Societas Jesu militans'', 122; **

Richard Challoner Richard Challoner (29 September 1691 – 12 January 1781) was an English Roman Catholic bishop, a leading figure of English Catholicism during the greater part of the 18th century. The titular Bishop of Doberus, he is perhaps most famous for hi ...

, ''Missionary Priests'' (1742), II, 278;

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