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William Southerne
British martyr
BlessedFull write-up
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.
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.
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.