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William Southerne
British martyr
BlessedResearched
Born
1569
Died
30 April 1618
verified
Beatified
22 November 1987
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
William Southerne, a priest of Douai, worked chiefly at Baswich near Stafford.
Arrested while saying Mass, he was condemned for being a priest and refusing the oath of allegiance, and executed at Newcastle-under-Lyme on 30 April 1618.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A priest taken at the altar.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - William Southerne
- Wikidata Q8018625 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — William Southerne (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.