Blessed William Andleby
- 4 July
- 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Profile
Raised Protestant. Studied at Saint Johns College, Cambridge, England. Soldier. Convert to Catholicism. Studied in Douai, France. Ordained in 1577. Returning to England, he spent 20 years ministering to covert Catholics in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Arrested for the crime of priesthood. Martyr.
Born
- Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
- hanged, drawn, and quartered on 4 July 1594 at Dorchester, Dorset, England
- 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed William Andleby“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 July 2021. Web. 2 May 2024. <>