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Blessed John Ireland

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

7-Mar

Died

7 March 1544 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Venerated

8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Biography

Blessed John Ireland was a Catholic priest and chaplain who lived during the turbulent period of the English Reformation. Although not much information is available about his early life, he is known to have served as the chaplain to two prominent Catholic figures of the time, Blessed John Larke and Saint Thomas More.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1929-12-15 by 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
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