Edward Jones
Welsh Roman Catholic priest and martyr
Who they were
Edward Jones, from the Diocese of St Asaph in Wales, was raised an Anglican and received into the Church at Reims in 1587; he was ordained in 1588 and went to England.
In 1590 a priest-catcher posing as a Catholic had him arrested in Fleet Street. Tortured by Topcliffe in the Tower, he defended himself skilfully, but was convicted of treason as a priest and hanged, drawn and quartered in Fleet Street on 6 May 1590.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Welsh convert who gave his life as a priest.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Anthony Middleton Blessed“He was captured by Richard Topcliffe in Fleet Street, London, close to where he was hanged, drawn and quartered with Edward Jones on 6 May 1590.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Edward Jones
- Wikidata Q5343827 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Edward Jones (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.