William Andleby
English Roman Catholic priest
Who they were
William Andleby of Etton in Yorkshire went abroad at twenty-five to fight in the Dutch war, called at Douai to argue with Dr Allen, and was converted the next day. He became a priest.
For twenty years he worked among the poor, at first always on foot and meanly dressed, living in austerity, fasting and continual prayer. He was taken and executed at York on 4 July 1597.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A soldier converted overnight who became a priest of the poor.
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
- Edward Fulthorp Blessed“At York, also in England, the Blessed martyrs William Andleby, priest, and Henry Abbot, Thomas Warcop and Edward Fulthorp, laymen, who, condemned to death in the same persecution for their faithfulness to the Catholic Church, reached the eternal rewards together through the punishment of the scaffold.” — this site's research
- Henry Abbot Blessed“He was one of four Catholics - with the priest William Andleby and the laymen Thomas Warcop and Edward Fulthrop - who were put to death for their faith at York on 4 July 1597.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - William Andleby
- Wikidata Q8004423 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — William Andleby (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.