Saint Oliver Plunkett
Also known as: Oileabhéar Pluincéad; Oliver Plunket
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 1
Born
September 30, 1629
Died
July 1, 1
Canonized
12 October 1975 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy
Beatified
21 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV at Rome, Italy
Biography
Saint Oliver Plunkett, also known as Oileabhéar Pluincéad or Oliver Plunket, was born on September 30, 1629, at Loughenew, County Meath, Ireland. He came from a noble family that supported King Charles I and the fight for Irish national freedom from England. His upbringing was greatly influenced by his uncle, Patrick, a Cistercian monk who later became the bishop of the Irish dioceses of Ardagh and Meath....
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