Seventeen Martyrs of Ireland

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The seventeen Irish martyrs that the 1579-1654 martyrdom died were from the September 27, 1992 Pope John Paul II. (1978 to 2005) beatified . In the public announcement they are presented as "Dermot O'Hurley, Margaret Ball, Francis Taylor and their 14 companions".

history

With the signing of the Supreme Act of November 3, 1534, with which the Anglican State Church was declared and the secession from the Roman Catholic Church was accomplished, a bloody persecution of Catholics began in England . In 1560, Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) proclaimed the Anglican state church in Ireland , too, with persecution concentrated on bishops , priests and active Catholic lay people . A total of 600 victims are recorded who died as a result of their faith in England and Wales , of which 285 were killed, of which 42 were canonized martyrs. From Ireland, Oliver Plunkett , John Cornelius , Ralph Corbie , John Carey , John Roche and Patrick Salmon and Charles Meehan were canonized.

beatification

The beatification process for 460 Irish martyrs began in Ireland in 1891, 258 of which were confirmed by the Diocesan Commission of the Archdiocese of Dublin. The process was difficult because not all of the candidates' data and the martyrdom were available - or could not be proven. On July 6, 1991, John Paul II signed the decree of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints , recognizing the martyrdom of 17 people and declaring them “ Venerable Servants of God ”. On September 27, 1992, four bishops, six priests, one lay brother, five lay men and one lay woman were beatified by John Paul II. The memorial day for the 17 blessed is June 20, the anniversary of Archbishop Dermot O'Hurley's death.

The seventeen martyrs

Statue of the martyr Margarethe Ball and grandson Francis Taylor
  1. Blessed Dermot O'Hurley (c.1530-1584), Archbishop of Cashel , died in Dublin on June 20, 1584 .
  2. The blessed Margaret Ball (née Bermingham) (around 1515 - 1584) was arrested by her own son, the Mayor of Dublin. She died in Dublin prison in 1584.
  3. The blessed Francis Taylor was the grandson of Margarethe Ball, former Mayor of Dublin and father of the family, he died on January 30, 1621 in Dublin prison.
  4. Blessed Patrick O'Healy OFM (around 1540 - 1579), Franciscan and bishop of the current titular diocese of Mayo in County Leitrim , died on August 13, 1579 in Kilmallock , Limerick .
  5. Blessed Conn O'Rourke OFM, also known as Conan O'Rourke (c. 1540-1579), Franciscan and priest, died on August 13, 1579 in Kilmallock, Limerick.
  6. Blessed Matthew Lambert, died in Wexford in July 1581.
  7. Blessed Robert Meyler, died in Wexford in July 1581.
  8. Blessed Edward Cheevers, died in Wexford in July 1581.
  9. Blessed Patrick Cavanagh, died in Wexford in July 1581. (6–9 also known as the Wexford Martyrs , all lay people)
  10. Blessed Maurice MacKenraghty, priest of Limerick, chaplain of Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond, died on April 20, 1585 in Clonmel by beheading.
  11. Blessed Dominic Collins SJ (c. 1566-1602 ), a Jesuit leg brother from Youghal , County Cork , died in Youghal on October 31, 1602.
  12. Blessed Conor O'Devany, OFM (around 1530-1612), Franciscan and Bishop of Down and Connor , died in Dublin on February 1, 1612.
  13. Blessed Patrick O'Lochran (c. 1577-1612), a priest from County Tyrone , died in Dublin on February 1, 1612.
  14. Blessed Peter Higgins (O'Higgins) OP (around 1600 - 1642), Dominican from Dublin, prior in Naas in County Kildare , died in Dublin on March 23, 1642.
  15. The blessed Terence Albert O'Brien OP (1601-1651), Dominican from Limerick and Bishop of Emly (1647-1651) died on October 30, 1651 in Limerick.
  16. Blessed John Kearney OFM (1619–1653), a Franciscan from Cashel, died on March 11, 1653 in Clonmel.
  17. Blessed William Tirry OSA (1608-1654), an Augustinian from Cork , died on May 2, 1654 in Clonmel.

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Individual notes

  1. ↑ CREAZIONE DI VENTUNO NUOVI BEATI OMELIA DI GIOVANNI PAOLO II, Piazza San Pietro - Domenica, September 27, 1992 (Italian), no. 2. "Dermot O'Hurley, Margaret Bermingham Ball, Francis Taylor and their fourteen companions" [1]
  2. ↑ Blessed John Cornelius. Entry on: CatholicSaints.Info. 4 July 2018 [2]
  3. ↑ Blessed John Carey. Entry on: CatholicSaints.Info. June 29, 2013 [3]
  4. ↑ Blessed John Roche. Entry on: CatholicSaint.Info. January 23, 2018 [4]
  5. ↑ Blessed Patrick Salmon. Entry on: CatholicSaints.Info. June 30, 2013 [5]
  6. ↑ Blessed Charles Meehan. Entry on: CatholicSaints.Info. November 15, 2018 [6]
  7. ↑ Blessed Dermot O'Hurley. Entry on: CatholicSaints [7] (English)
  8. ↑ Blessed Margaret Ball. Entry on: CatholicSaints [8]
  9. ↑ Blessed Patrick O'Healy. Entry on: CatholicSaints [9]
  10. ↑ Blessed Matthew Lambert. Entry on: CatholicSaints [10]
  11. ↑ Blessed Robert Meyler. Entry on CatholicSaints [11]
  12. ↑ Blessed Edward Cheevers. Entry on: CatholicSaints [12]
  13. ↑ Blessed Patrick Cavanagh. Entry on: CatholicSaints [13]
  14. ↑ Blessed Maurice MacKenraghty. Entry on: CatholicSaints [14]
  15. ↑ Blessed Dominic Collins. Entry on: CatholicSaints [15]
  16. ↑ Blessed Conor O'Devany. Entry on: CatholicSaints [16]
  17. ↑ Blessed Patrick O'Loughran. Entry on: CatholicSaints [17]
  18. ↑ Blessed Peter Higgins. Entry on: CatholicSaints [18]
  19. ↑ Blessed Terrence Albert O'Brien. Entry on: CatholicSaints [19]
  20. ↑ Blessed John Kearney. Entry on: CatholicSaints [20]
  21. ↑ Blessed William Tirry. Entry on CatholicSaints [21]