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WILLIAM ATKINS, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 4 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 4th of March WILLIAM ATKINS S.J., PRIEST AND MARTYR ⬅️ The Holy Martyrs of England and Wales William Atkins (Wilhelmus) , of the Society of Jesus, died in 1681 before the death sentence that had already been pronounced could be carried out. The holy martyr's death occurred at Stafford as a result of the torments he had endured in prison . (Cal.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 795) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations