David Lewis

English Jesuit Catholic priest and martyr
Person human Q1175222
David Lewis
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David Lewis

Summary

David Lewis is a human[1]. He was born in Abergavenny[2]. He was born on January 1, 1616[3]. He passed away in Usk[4]. He died on August 27, 1679[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Abergavenny[2], David Lewis…
  • David Lewis died in Usk[4].
  • David Lewis was born on January 1, 1616[3].
  • David Lewis died on August 27, 1679[5].
  • David Lewis held citizenship in Kingdom of England[8].
  • David Lewis worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • David Lewis's education included a stint at English College[9].
  • David Lewis's education included a stint at King Henry VIII School Abergavenny[10].
  • David Lewis's education included a stint at Noviciate of Sant'Andrea, Rome[11].
  • David Lewis's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • David Lewis is recorded as male[13].
  • David Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Lewis's Commons category is recorded as David Lewis (martyr)[15].
  • David Lewis's canonization status is recorded as saint[16].
  • The cause of death was hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated[17].
  • David Lewis's residence is recorded as Monmouthshire[18].
  • David Lewis's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[19].
  • David Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[20].
  • David Lewis's given name is recorded as David[21].
  • David Lewis's feast day is recorded as August 27[22].
  • David Lewis's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[23].
  • David Lewis's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24].
  • David Lewis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Welsh[25].
  • David Lewis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

Body

Origins and Family

David Lewis was born in Abergavenny[2]. He was born on January 1, 1616[3].

Education

Educated at English College[9], a Roman College[27], in Italy[28], founded in 1579[29]; King Henry VIII School Abergavenny[10], a secondary school[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1963[32]; and Noviciate of Sant'Andrea, Rome[11], a novitiate[33], in Papal States[34].

Career and Affiliations

David Lewis's professions included Catholic priest[6].

Personal Life

David Lewis's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Death and Burial

David Lewis died on August 27, 1679[5]. He died in Usk[4]. The cause of death was hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated[17].

Why It Matters

David Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was David Lewis born?

David Lewis was born in Abergavenny[2].

Where did David Lewis die?

David Lewis passed away in Usk[4].

What did David Lewis do for work?

David Lewis worked as Catholic priest[6].

Where did David Lewis go to school?

David Lewis was educated at English College[9], King Henry VIII School Abergavenny[10], and Noviciate of Sant'Andrea, Rome[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest
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  2. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated
    Place of birth Abergavenny
    Occupation
    Canonization status saint
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