Blessed Richard Overton

Memorial

• 11 September
• 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs

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Dominican priest. One of the Irish Martyrs.

Born

• Irish

Died

• martyred on 11 September 1649 in Drogheda, Louth, Ireland

Venerated

• 6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

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

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Dermot, contact
     Irish Bishops‘ Conference
     Saint Patrick‘s College
     Maynooth, County Kildare, IRELAND