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Blessed Brian Ocarolan

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

24 March; 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs

Born

Irish

Died

Martyred on 24 March 1606 near Trim, Meath, Ireland

Beatified

27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy

Venerated

6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Brian O'Carolan, also known as Blessed Bryan O'Carroll, was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Meath, Ireland. He is recognized as one of the Irish Martyrs, a group of priests who were persecuted and martyred for their faith during the turbulent times of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras in Ireland.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1992-09-27 by 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy

Feast Days

March 24June 20
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