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| type = bishop
| type = bishop
| honorific-prefix = [[Beatification|The Blessed]]
| honorific-prefix = [[Beatification|The Blessed]]
| name = Conor O'Devany,
| name = Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh,
| honorific-suffix = [[Franciscan|O.F.M.]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Franciscan|O.F.M.]]
| title = [[Bishop of Down and Connor]]
| title = [[Bishop of Down and Connor]]
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| appointed = 27 April 1582
| appointed = 27 April 1582
| term_end = 1 ([[Julian calendar|O.S.]])/11 ([[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]) February 1612
| term_end = 1 ([[Julian calendar|O.S.]])/11 ([[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]) February 1612
| predecessor = Donat O'Gallagher (bishop)
| predecessor = [[Donatus Ó Gallchobhair]] (bishop)
| successor = Patrick Hanratty (vicar apostolic)
| successor = Patrick Hanratty (vicar apostolic)
| consecration = 2 February 1583
| consecration = 2 February 1583
| consecrated_by = [[Nicolas de Pellevé]]
| consecrated_by = [[Nicolas de Pellevé]]
| birth_name = Cornelius O'Devany
| birth_name = Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh
| birth_date = c. 1532
| birth_date = c. 1532
| birth_place = [[Raphoe|Drumkeen, Raphoe]], [[County Donegal]]
| birth_place = [[Raphoe|Drumkeen, Raphoe]], [[County Donegal]]
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| beatified_by = [[Pope John Paul II]]}}
| beatified_by = [[Pope John Paul II]]}}


[[Beatification|Blessed]] '''Conor O'Devany''' (c. 1532 – 1 ([[Julian calendar|O.S.]])/11 ([[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]) February 1612; ''Cornelius O'Devany'', {{lang-ga|Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh}}) is a formally beatified [[Irish Catholic Martyrs]] who was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Bishop (Catholicism)|Roman Catholic bishop]] and [[martyr]].
[[Beatification|Blessed]] '''Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh''' (c. 1532 – 1 ([[Julian calendar|O.S.]])/11 ([[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]) February 1612; ''Conor O'Devany'', ''Cornelius O'Devany'') is a formally beatified [[Irish Catholic Martyrs]] who was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Bishop (Catholicism)|Roman Catholic bishop]] and [[martyr]].


He was born in [[Raphoe|Drumkeen, Raphoe]], [[County Donegal]],<ref name=bodevany>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bodevany|Bishop Bl. Conor O'Devany, O.F.M.|22 January 2012}}</ref> he was educated at the [[Franciscan]] [[convent]] in [[Donegal Town]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1286|title=Conor O'Devany profile|author=Kate Newmann |work=Dictionary of Ulster Biography |accessdate=22 January 2012}}</ref> While in Rome, he was appointed [[Bishop of Down and Connor]] by [[Pope Gregory XIII]] on 27 April 1582, and consecrated by Cardinal [[Nicolas de Pellevé]] on 2 February 1583.<ref name=bodevany/><ref>{{Harvnb|Fryde|Greenway|Porter|Roy|1986}}, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 423.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Moody|Martin|Byrne|1984}}, ''Maps, Genealogies, Lists'', p. 346.</ref>
Ó Duibheannaigh was born in [[Raphoe|Drumkeen, Raphoe]], [[County Donegal]],<ref name=bodevany>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bodevany|Bishop Bl. Conor O'Devany, O.F.M.|22 January 2012}}</ref> educated at the [[Franciscan]] [[convent]] in [[Donegal Town]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1286|title=Conor O'Devany profile|author=Kate Newmann |work=Dictionary of Ulster Biography |accessdate=22 January 2012}}</ref> While in Rome, Ó Duibheannaigh was appointed [[Bishop of Down and Connor]] by [[Pope Gregory XIII]] on 27 April 1582, and consecrated by Cardinal [[Nicolas de Pellevé]] on 2 February 1583.<ref name=bodevany/><ref>{{Harvnb|Fryde|Greenway|Porter|Roy|1986}}, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 423.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Moody|Martin|Byrne|1984}}, ''Maps, Genealogies, Lists'', p. 346.</ref>


==Execution and martyrdom==
==Execution and martyrdom==
In 1588, O'Devany was committed to [[Dublin Castle]]. Failing to convict him of any crime punishable by death, [[Lord Deputy]] [[William FitzWilliam (Lord Deputy)|William Fitzwilliam]] sought authority from [[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley]] to "be rid of such an obstinate enemy of God and so rank a traitor to Her Majesty as no doubt he is".<ref name=ceodevany>{{Catholic|no-icon=1|prescript=|wstitle=Cornelius O'Devany}}</ref> He lay in prison until November 1590, being then released ostensibly on his own petition but doubtless through policy. He was protected by [[Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone]] until 1607 (see the [[Flight of the Earls]]), and escaped arrest until the middle of 1611, when, almost eighty years old, he was taken while administering [[Confirmation]] and again committed to Dublin Castle.<ref name=ceodevany/> His execution was at the personal wish of the [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]], Sir [[Arthur Chichester]], who was vehemently anti-Catholic, and seems to have been rather against the wishes of the Government as a whole.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
In 1588, Ó Duibheannaigh was committed to [[Dublin Castle]]. Failing to convict him of any crime punishable by death, [[Lord Deputy]] [[William FitzWilliam (Lord Deputy)|William Fitzwilliam]] sought authority from [[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley]] to "be rid of such an obstinate enemy of God and so rank a traitor to Her Majesty as no doubt he is".<ref name=ceodevany>{{Catholic|no-icon=1|prescript=|wstitle=Cornelius O'Devany}}</ref> He lay in prison until November 1590, being then released ostensibly on his own petition but doubtless through policy. He was protected by [[Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone]] until 1607 (see the [[Flight of the Earls]]), and escaped arrest until the middle of 1611, when, almost eighty years old, he was taken while administering [[Confirmation]] and again committed to Dublin Castle.<ref name=ceodevany/> His execution was at the personal wish of the [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]], Sir [[Arthur Chichester]], who was vehemently anti-Catholic, and seems to have been rather against the wishes of the Government as a whole.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}


On 28 January 1612, he was tried for high treason, found guilty by the majority of a packed jury, and sentenced to die on 1 February ([[Julian Calendar]]). He was drawn on a cart from the Castle to the gallows beyond the river; the whole route was crowded with Catholics. Protestant clergymen pestered him with ministrations and urged him to confess he died for treason. "Pray let me be", he answered, "the viceroy's messenger to me here present, could tell that I might have life and revenue for going once to that temple", pointing to a tower opposite. He kissed the gallows before mounting, and then proceeding to exhort the Catholics to constancy, he was thrown off, cut down alive, and quartered.<ref name=ceodevany/>
On 28 January 1612, Ó Duibheannaigh was tried for high treason, found guilty by the majority of a packed jury, and sentenced to die on 1 February ([[Julian Calendar]]). He was drawn on a cart from the Castle to the gallows beyond the river; the whole route was crowded with Catholics. Protestant clergymen pestered him with ministrations and urged him to confess he died for treason. "Pray let me be", he answered, "the viceroy's messenger to me here present, could tell that I might have life and revenue for going once to that temple", pointing to a tower opposite. He kissed the gallows before mounting, and then proceeding to exhort the Catholics to constancy, he was thrown off, cut down alive, and quartered.<ref name=ceodevany/>


With him suffered [[Patrick O'Loughran]], a priest arrested at Cork. The people, despite the guards, carried off the halter, his clothes, and even fragments of his body and chips of the gallows. They prayed all night by the remains, an infirm man was reported cured by touching them, and Mass after Mass was said there from Midnight until day. Such was the concourse that the viceroy ordered the members to be buried on the spot, but next night the Catholics exhumed them and interred them in St. James's Churchyard. A list of martyrs compiled O'Devany was used by Rothe in his "Analecta".<ref name=ceodevany/>
With him suffered [[Patrick O'Loughran]], a priest arrested at Cork. The people, despite the guards, carried off the halter, his clothes, and even fragments of his body and chips of the gallows. They prayed all night by the remains, an infirm man was reported cured by touching them, and Mass after Mass was said there from Midnight until day. Such was the concourse that the viceroy ordered the members to be buried on the spot, but next night the Catholics exhumed them and interred them in St. James's Churchyard. A list of martyrs compiled Ó Duibheannaigh was used by Rothe in his "Analecta".<ref name=ceodevany/>


==Beatification==
==Beatification==
On 27 September 1992, O'Devany, with sixteen others, the [[Irish Catholic Martyrs]], was beatified by [[Pope John Paul II]] in Rome. The Feast Day of the Irish Martyrs is celebrated on 20 June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-conor-odevany/ |title=Blessed Conor O'Devany |work=Saints.SQPN.com |accessdate=22 January 2012}}</ref>
On 27 September 1992, Ó Duibheannaigh, with sixteen others, the [[Irish Catholic Martyrs]], was beatified by [[Pope John Paul II]] in Rome. The Feast Day of the Irish Martyrs is celebrated on 20 June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-conor-odevany/ |title=Blessed Conor O'Devany |work=Saints.SQPN.com |accessdate=22 January 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 10:56, 2 May 2019

The Blessed

Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh,

O.F.M.
Bishop of Down and Connor
DioceseDown and Connor
Appointed27 April 1582
Term ended1 (O.S.)/11 (N.S.) February 1612
PredecessorDonatus Ó Gallchobhair (bishop)
SuccessorPatrick Hanratty (vicar apostolic)
Orders
Consecration2 February 1583
by Nicolas de Pellevé
Personal details
Born
Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh

c. 1532
Drumkeen, Raphoe, County Donegal
Died1 (O.S.)/11 (N.S.) February 1612 (aged c. 80)
Dublin
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sainthood
Feast day20 June
Venerated in6 July 1991
Beatified27 September 1992
Rome
by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh (c. 1532 – 1 (O.S.)/11 (N.S.) February 1612; Conor O'Devany, Cornelius O'Devany) is a formally beatified Irish Catholic Martyrs who was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop and martyr.

Ó Duibheannaigh was born in Drumkeen, Raphoe, County Donegal,[1] educated at the Franciscan convent in Donegal Town.[2] While in Rome, Ó Duibheannaigh was appointed Bishop of Down and Connor by Pope Gregory XIII on 27 April 1582, and consecrated by Cardinal Nicolas de Pellevé on 2 February 1583.[1][3][4]

Execution and martyrdom

In 1588, Ó Duibheannaigh was committed to Dublin Castle. Failing to convict him of any crime punishable by death, Lord Deputy William Fitzwilliam sought authority from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley to "be rid of such an obstinate enemy of God and so rank a traitor to Her Majesty as no doubt he is".[5] He lay in prison until November 1590, being then released ostensibly on his own petition but doubtless through policy. He was protected by Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone until 1607 (see the Flight of the Earls), and escaped arrest until the middle of 1611, when, almost eighty years old, he was taken while administering Confirmation and again committed to Dublin Castle.[5] His execution was at the personal wish of the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir Arthur Chichester, who was vehemently anti-Catholic, and seems to have been rather against the wishes of the Government as a whole.[citation needed]

On 28 January 1612, Ó Duibheannaigh was tried for high treason, found guilty by the majority of a packed jury, and sentenced to die on 1 February (Julian Calendar). He was drawn on a cart from the Castle to the gallows beyond the river; the whole route was crowded with Catholics. Protestant clergymen pestered him with ministrations and urged him to confess he died for treason. "Pray let me be", he answered, "the viceroy's messenger to me here present, could tell that I might have life and revenue for going once to that temple", pointing to a tower opposite. He kissed the gallows before mounting, and then proceeding to exhort the Catholics to constancy, he was thrown off, cut down alive, and quartered.[5]

With him suffered Patrick O'Loughran, a priest arrested at Cork. The people, despite the guards, carried off the halter, his clothes, and even fragments of his body and chips of the gallows. They prayed all night by the remains, an infirm man was reported cured by touching them, and Mass after Mass was said there from Midnight until day. Such was the concourse that the viceroy ordered the members to be buried on the spot, but next night the Catholics exhumed them and interred them in St. James's Churchyard. A list of martyrs compiled Ó Duibheannaigh was used by Rothe in his "Analecta".[5]

Beatification

On 27 September 1992, Ó Duibheannaigh, with sixteen others, the Irish Catholic Martyrs, was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Rome. The Feast Day of the Irish Martyrs is celebrated on 20 June.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bishop Bl. Conor O'Devany, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ^ Kate Newmann. "Conor O'Devany profile". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 423.
  4. ^ Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, Maps, Genealogies, Lists, p. 346.
  5. ^ a b c d Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Cornelius O'Devany". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  6. ^ "Blessed Conor O'Devany". Saints.SQPN.com. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

Bibliography

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. New History of Ireland. Vol. Volume XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-821745-5. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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