Robert Southwell: Episode Four

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🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Robert Southwell - Episode Four: The Spanish Fury England. 1578. Queen Elizabeth’s persecution of Catholics grows every day under the influence of Walsingham, Burghley, and Topcliffe. And yet, at the Catholic Seminary in France, hope blossoms. Seventeen year old Robert Southwell is a brilliant, devout young man, burning with purpose. He dreams of becoming a priest, but a series of rejections and an invading army threaten to destroy his plans. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 10+ Robert Southwell’s story is one of unwavering faith, courage, and sacrificial love for God and country. As a boy, he risks himself to shelter a hunted priest, and he later becomes a Jesuit priest who returns to England knowing it may cost him his life. He shows great fortitude, refusing under torture to betray anyone, and forgives and prays for the Queen who condemns him. His faith never wavers, even to his final words at his execution. This series contains many moments of danger, intensity, and suspense. Catholic families are raided, and priests are hunted throughout. Robert himself is captured and tortured, and his trial, sentencing, and execution by hanging are depicted in the finale. There are references to other executions and to massacres of Catholics and Protestants in Europe. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars