Blessed Terrence Albert O’Brien

Also known as

• Toirdhealbhach Albert Ó Briain

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• 20 June

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Joined the Dominicans in 1622. Priest. Dominican prior provincial of Ireland. Bishop of Emly, Ireland. He was ordered to acknowledge the English king as head of the Church; he declined. Martyr.

Born

• 1601 in Tuogh (Tower Hill), Limerick, Ireland

Died

• martyred on 30 October 1651 in Limerick, 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 Terrence, contact
     Irish Bishops‘ Conference
     Saint Patrick‘s College
     Maynooth, County Kildare, IRELAND