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Blessed John Kearney

Also known as: Seán Ó Cearnaigh

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11 March; 1 March (Franciscans); 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs

Born

1619 in Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland

Died

Hanged on 11 March 1653 in Clonmel, Ireland; his body was burned

Beatified

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

Venerated

6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II

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.

Cause for Canonization

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

Feast Days

March 11March 1June 20
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