Country of origin
Read the full stories of 86 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day United Kingdom.
Showing 73–84 of 86. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Monastic · 2 July
Swithun was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working.
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Martyr · December 10
Swithun Wells was an English Roman Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Bishop · February 9
Teilo was a British Christian monk, bishop, and founder of monasteries and churches.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · October 15
Thecla of Kitzingen was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun, abbess, and missionary.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Martyr · 29 December
Thomas Becket , also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket , was an English cleric and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his death in 1170.
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Bishop
Thomas de Cantilupe was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. He was canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII.
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Martyr · 23 June
Thomas Garnet, SJ was an English Jesuit priest who was executed in London during the English Reformation. He is the protomartyr of Saint Omer and of Stonyhurst College.
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Lay martyr · June 22
A husband, father, scholar, and statesman who would not betray his conscience.
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Bishop · October 12
Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Bishop · 8 November
Willehad or Willihad; c. 745 AD – 8 November 789) was a Christian missionary and the Bishop of Bremen from 787 AD.
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Martyr · May 23
William of Perth was a Scottish saint who was martyred in England.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Bishop · 8 June
William of York was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac.
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