Blessed John Kearney
Also known as: Seán Ó Cearnaigh
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 11
Died
March 1, 11
Beatified
27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Biography
Blessed John Kearney, also known as Seán Ó Cearnaigh, was born in 1619 in Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland, to John Kearney and Elizabeth Creagh. He grew up in a devout Catholic family during a time of religious persecution in Ireland.