# William Ireland

> William Ireland was an English Jesuit and martyr from Lincolnshire. He was falsely accused of conspiring to murder King Charles II during the Popish Plot hysteria, and was executed on 24 January 1679. He was beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI and his feast day is celebrated on 24 January, the day of his death.

*English Jesuit and Catholic martyr*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1636
- **Died:** 1679-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Ireland was an English Jesuit and martyr from Lincolnshire. He was falsely accused of conspiring to murder King Charles II during the Popish Plot hysteria, and was executed on 24 January 1679. He was beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI and his feast day is celebrated on 24 January, the day of his death.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Ireland (jesuita)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ireland_(jesuita))
- [William Ireland (Jesuit)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ireland_(Jesuit))
- [Guillaume Ireland (jésuite)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Ireland_(j%C3%A9suite))
- [وليام ايرلندا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7)
- [William Ireland (gesuita)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ireland_(gesuita))
- [Wilhelm Ireland](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Ireland)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8012826)

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