Richard Holtby
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Father Richard Holtby (1553-1640) was an English Jesuit Superior and Roman Catholic priest.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Richard was born in Yorkshire, England.
[edit] Religious education
Richard taught at Oxford University as well as Cambridge University as a young seminary priest in England. He knew Father Alexander Briant there as well.
Richard entered the Society of Jesus in 1583 and crossed the English Channel to participate in his Spiritual Exercises with Father Thomas Derbyshire. He fulfilled the requirements of his noviceship at Verdun and continued on to Pont-à-Mousson to continue his studies. There he was one of three out of thirteen contemporaries who survived the black plague.
[edit] Mission in England
Richard returned to Yorkshire in 1589.
[edit] Death
Richard died in England May 25, 1640 at 87 years old.
[edit] Resources
Bernard Basset, S.J., The English Jesuits: From Campion to Martindale (Sussex, England : Ditchling Press, 1967)
[edit] See also
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