Blessed Patrick Ohealy
Also known as: Pádraig Ó Héilí; Patrick O’Hely
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 13
Died
August 1, 31
Beatified
27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Religious Order
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
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