Blessed Terrence Albert O'Brien
- Also known as
- Toirdhealbhach Albert Ó Briain
- Memorial
- 20 June
- Profile
- Joined the Dominicans in 1622.
Priest.
Dominican prior provincial of Ireland.
Bishop of Emly, Ireland.
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
- 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
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