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Philip Evans, SJ and John Lloyd were Welsh Catholic priests killed in the aftermath of the alleged Popish Plot. 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. 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.
Philip Evans, SJ and John Lloyd were Welsh Catholic priests killed in the aftermath of the alleged Popish Plot. They are among the Forty Martyrs of England and... English
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.
On July 22, 1679, Father Philip Evans and another priest, Father John Lloyd, were executed. As they were led to the scaffold, they prayed and forgave their executioners. Even in the face of death, they radiated hope and stood steadfast in faith.
Philip Evans (1645-1679) is the only one of the many Jesuits to be martyred in England and Wales who learned of his execution date while playing tennis. A prisoner in Cardiff Castle, he was allowed to exercise. While he was engaged in a tennis match, he received the news that he would be killed the next day.
Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd were Welsh Roman Catholic priests, who died for their faith. They are both among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
