William Gunter (martyr)

William Gunter (died 28 August 1588) was a Roman Catholic priest who was martyred under Queen Elizabeth I during the aftermath of the Spanish Armada, and is one of the One Hundred and Seven Martyrs of England and Wales.

[1] He was beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI.

[2] William Gunter was from Raglan in Monmouthshire.

He studied in Reims, France, where he was ordained in 1587.

[3] He was martyred in Lincoln's Inn Fields on 28 August 1588 under the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.