BLESSED WILLIAM GUNTER, PRIEST AND MARTYR
William Gunter was born at Ragland, in Monmouthshire; was an alumnus and priest of Douay college, during its residence at Rheims; from whence he was sent upon the English mission, anno 1587.
He was apprehended, tried, and condemned, barely for his priestly character, and the exercise of his functions in this realm; and he was drawn, on the 28th of August [1588], from Newgate to the new pair of gallows set up at the theatre, and there was hanged, bowelled, and quartered.
He suffered, as did all the rest that were executed at this time, with great constaney and joy. And though they were not permitted to speak, yet their very silence spoke for them, and strongly recommended the religion for which they so willingly died.
[Fr William was beatified on December 29, 1886 by
Source: Bishop Richard Challoner, Memoirs of Missionary Priests, Volume 1
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