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Philip Evans
Welsh Jesuit missionary to England and Wales, Roman Catholic martyr
SaintFull write-upKingdom of EnglandSociety of JesusPost-1588
Feast: 25 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1645
Died
22 July 1679
verified
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Philip Evans was a Jesuit who was put to death at Cardiff on 22 July 1679, at the time of the Oates Plot, on the same day as the priest John Lloyd.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the English martyrs whose cause had been admitted at Rome, who were then styled Venerable.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith at the time of the Oates Plot.
Connected on this site
- John Lloyd Saint“Philip Evans, SJ and John Lloyd were Welsh Catholic priests killed in the aftermath of the alleged Popish Plot.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Roman Martyrology, 22 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2884061 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Philip Evans (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.