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Blessed Conn Orourke

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

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

13 August; 22 August on some calendars; 31 August on some calendars; 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs

Born

C.1549 in Breifne (now in counties Leitrim and Cavan), Ireland

Died

Hanged on 31 August 1579 in Kilmallock, Limerick, Ireland

Beatified

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

Venerated

6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II

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.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

August 13August 22August 31June 20
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