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Blessed Conn Orourke

Also known as: Conn Ó Ruairc; Connor O’Rourke; Connus; Cornelius

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

August 13

Died

August 1, 31

Beatified

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

Biography

Blessed Conn Orourke, also known as Conn Ó Ruairc, Connor O'Rourke, Connus, and Cornelius, was a Franciscan Friar Minor Observant and priest who was based at the monastery of Breifine. He was born around 1549 in Breifne, which is now located in counties Leitrim and Cavan, Ireland.