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Blessed Maurice Mackenraghty

Also known as: Muiris mac Ionrachtaigh

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 20

Died

April 20, 1585

Beatified

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

Biography

Blessed Maurice Mackenraghty, also known as Muiris mac Ionrachtaigh, was a courageous Irish parish priest in the diocese of Limerick, Ireland. He was born around the year 1500 in Kilmallock, Limerick. Known for his unwavering faith and commitment to the Catholic Church, he became one of the Irish Martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for their religious convictions during a tumultuous period in Irish history.