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Swithun Wells

English saint

  • Fame40.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia274
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1536–1591, aged 55
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  • Era
    1536–1591
    Aged 55
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Updated 2026-06-22

Swithun Wells was an English Roman Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Wells was a country gentleman and one time schoolmaster whose family sheltered hunted priests. He himself often arranged passage from one safehouse to another. His home in Gray's Inn Lane was known to welcome recusants.

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Completeness40.0
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