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Blessed Thaddeus Mccarthy
Blessed Thaddeus Mccarthy

Blessed Thaddeus Mccarthy

Also known as: Tadhg MacCarthy; Taddeo Machar; White Martyr of Munster

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

October 25

Died

October 25, 1492

Beatified

1896 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, also known as Tadhg MacCarthy and Taddeo Machar, was born around 1455 in County Cork, Ireland. He was the son of the Lord of Muskerry, Ireland, and the grandson of the Lord of Kerry, Ireland. Thaddeus received his education from the Franciscans at Timoleague and later studied at the University of Paris and in Rome, Italy.

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