Blessed Patrick Ohealy

Also known as: Pádraig Ó Héilí; Patrick O’Hely

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

13 August; 31 August on some calendars; 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs

Born

C.1543 in Dromahaire, Leitrim, Ireland

Died

Hanged on 31 August 1579 outside the gates of Kilmallock, Limerick, Ireland

Beatified

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

Venerated

6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Patrick Ohealy, also known as Pádraig Ó Héilí and Patrick O’Hely, was a devout Catholic who dedicated his life to the service of God as a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Observants). Born around 1543 in Dromahaire, a small town in Leitrim, Ireland, he embarked on his journey of faith by entering the novitiate of the Order in 1561.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Feast Days

August 13 August 31 June 20

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