Blessed Edmund Rice
Also known as: Ignatius Rice; Edmund Ignatius Rice
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 29
Born
June 1, 1762
Died
August 29, 1844
Beatified
6 October 1996 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
2 April 1993 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Edmund Rice, also known as Ignatius Rice or Edmund Ignatius Rice, was born on June 1, 1762, in Westcourt, Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was the fourth of seven sons born into a devoutly religious farming family during a time when Irish Catholics were oppressed by the English.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1996-10-06 by 6 October 1996 by Pope John Paul II
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