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Philip Evans and John Lloyd were Welsh Roman Catholic priests. They are among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales . Philip Evans was born in Monmouth in 1645, and educated at Jesuit College of St. Omer (in Artois, now in France).
Philip Evans & John Lloyd, Martyrs. ← St. Philip the Deacon. St. Philip Howard →. PHILIP EVANS was born at Monmouth in 1645, was educated at Saint-Omer, and joined the Society of Jesus at the age of twenty. In 1675 he was ordained at Liege and sent to South Wales.
Apr 8, 2021 · Skulls identified as those of the Welsh Catholic martyrs Philip Evans and John Lloyd | Stonyhurst College. CNA Staff, Apr 8, 2021 / 04:00 am. It’s a mystery that has puzzled researchers for...
Philip Evans and John Lloyd were held together in Cardiff prison for months and executed on the same day in 1679. They became close friends during their incarceration and are always referred to as joint martyrs.
He was imprisoned in Cardiff castle with Father John Lloyd, and the two priests were tried in the Shire Hall on Thursday and Friday, 8 and 9 May 1679, by judge Owen Wynne of Melai. They were condemned to death under the statute of 27 Eliz. for being seminary priests, but nearly three months elapsed before the sentences were carried out.
Apr 23, 2021 · Two skulls and a cluster of other bones discovered in 1878 in an attic in Holywell in Wales have been identified as the relics of two seventeenth century Welsh martyrs. Philip Evans SJ and Fr John Lloyd were hung, drawn and quartered near Cardiff in 1679 and are among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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Saint John Lloyd and Saint Philip Evans were among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, courageous men and women who suffered persecution and death for their Catholic beliefs. They exemplified the steadfastness and determination of the Catholic community during a time of severe religious repression.
