Blessed Peter Higgins

Also known as: Peadar Ó Huiggin
Memorial: 30 October
Profile: Joined the Dominicans in 1622. Priest. Prior of the Dominican house at Naas. Ordered to acknowledge the English king as head of the Church; he declined. Martyr.
Born: 1601 in Ireland
Died: martyred on 23 March 1642 in Dublin, Ireland
Venerated: 6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified: 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: pending; if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Peter, contact:
   Irish Bishops’ Conference
   Saint Patrick’s College
   Maynooth, County Kildare, IRELAND
Print References: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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