William Davies
Welsh Roman Catholic priest
Who they were
William Davies, of North Wales, was ordained at Reims in 1585 and worked with wonderful zeal in Wales. Arrested at Holyhead in 1592 while sending four students to Valladolid, he frankly confessed that he was a priest.
His holiness and patience won him freedom to say Mass in Beaumaris Castle, and people came from all parts to consult him. Condemned, he intoned the Te Deum. He was executed at Beaumaris on 27 July 1593.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the most illustrious martyrs of Wales.
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.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - William Davies
- Wikidata Q8007642 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — William Davies (priest) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.