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Wiliam Way was born in the [[Diocese of Exeter]] about c. 1560. Bishop [[Richard Challoner]] said he was born in [[Cornwall]], and earlier authorities say in [[Devon]]shire.<ref name="Catholic">{{Catholic|inline=1|wstitle=Ven. William Way}}</ref>
Wiliam Way was born in the [[Diocese of Exeter]] about c. 1560. Bishop [[Richard Challoner]] said he was born in [[Cornwall]], and earlier authorities say in [[Devon]]shire.<ref name="Catholic">{{Catholic|inline=1|wstitle=Ven. William Way}}</ref>


Since the Protestant Reformation had closed Catholic seminaries in England, Way went to France to study. On 31 March 1584, he received his first [[tonsure]] in the [[Cathedral of Reims]] from the [[Louis II, Cardinal of Guise|Cardinal of Guise]]. On 22 March he was [[ordained]] [[subdeacon]], on 5 April [[deacon]], and priest on 18 September 1586, at [[Laon]], probably by Bishop [[Valentine Douglas]] (''Valentine Duglas''), [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]<ref name="Catholic"/>
Since the Protestant Reformation had closed Catholic seminaries in England, Way went to France to study. On 31 March 1584, he received his first [[tonsure]] in the [[Cathedral of Reims]] from the [[Louis II, Cardinal of Guise|Cardinal of Guise]]. On 22 March he was [[ordained]] [[subdeacon]], on 5 April [[deacon]], and priest on 18 September 1586, at [[Laon]], probably by Bishop Valentine Douglas (''Valentine Duglas''), [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]<ref name="Catholic"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Way departed for England on 9 December 1586, and by June 1587, was imprisoned. He was indicted at [[Newgate]] in September 1588, for being a [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He declined to be tried by a secular judge, whereupon the [[Bishop of London]] was sent for. Way, refusing to acknowledge him as a bishop or [[Elizabeth I]] as head of the Church, was immediately condemned as a traitor and to death.<ref name="Catholic"/>
Way departed for England on 9 December 1586, and by June 1587, was imprisoned. He was indicted at [[Newgate]] in September 1588, for being a [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He declined to be tried by a secular judge, whereupon the [[Bishop of London]] was sent for. Way, refusing to acknowledge him as a bishop or [[Elizabeth I]] as head of the Church, was immediately condemned as a traitor and to death.<ref name="Catholic"/>


He was austere. When called to trial at the Sessions in August, "he had so much joy that he seemed past himself".{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} On 23 September 1588, Way was "[[Hanged, drawn and quartered|hung, drawn and quartered]]" at [[Kingston upon Thames]].<ref name="Catholic"/>
He was austere. When called to trial at the Sessions in August, "he had so much joy that he seemed past himself".<ref name=Burton>[https://archive.org/details/livesofenglishma01burtuoft/page/444/mode/2up Burton, Edwin H., "Venerable William Way", ''Lives of the English Martyrs'', vol.1, (Edwin Burton and J.H. Pollen, eds.), Longmans, Green and Co., 1914, p. 445]{{PD-notice}}</ref> Way was "[[Hanged, drawn and quartered|hung, drawn and quartered]]" at [[Kingston upon Thames]].<ref name="Catholic"/> The date is variously given as either 23 September or 1 October 1588.<ref name=Burton/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 23:41, 25 March 2020

William Way
Shrine to William Way in St Agatha's Church, Kingston upon Thames.
Shrine to William Way
Bornc. 1560
Cornwall or Devon
Died23 September 1588
Kingston upon Thames
Major shrineSt. Agatha's Catholic Church, Kingston upon Thames[1]
Feast23 September

William Way (alias May, alias Flower) (died 1588) was an English Catholic priest and martyr executed under Elizabeth I after the Protestant Reformation. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church.

Early life and education

Wiliam Way was born in the Diocese of Exeter about c. 1560. Bishop Richard Challoner said he was born in Cornwall, and earlier authorities say in Devonshire.[2]

Since the Protestant Reformation had closed Catholic seminaries in England, Way went to France to study. On 31 March 1584, he received his first tonsure in the Cathedral of Reims from the Cardinal of Guise. On 22 March he was ordained subdeacon, on 5 April deacon, and priest on 18 September 1586, at Laon, probably by Bishop Valentine Douglas (Valentine Duglas), O.S.B.[2]

Career

Way departed for England on 9 December 1586, and by June 1587, was imprisoned. He was indicted at Newgate in September 1588, for being a Roman Catholic priest. He declined to be tried by a secular judge, whereupon the Bishop of London was sent for. Way, refusing to acknowledge him as a bishop or Elizabeth I as head of the Church, was immediately condemned as a traitor and to death.[2]

He was austere. When called to trial at the Sessions in August, "he had so much joy that he seemed past himself".[3] Way was "hung, drawn and quartered" at Kingston upon Thames.[2] The date is variously given as either 23 September or 1 October 1588.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History Page". St. Agatha's Catholic Church. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. William Way". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ a b Burton, Edwin H., "Venerable William Way", Lives of the English Martyrs, vol.1, (Edwin Burton and J.H. Pollen, eds.), Longmans, Green and Co., 1914, p. 445Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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