Dermot O'Hurley

Holiday / observanceJune 20

Dermot O'Hurley

Christian feast day: Blessed Dermot O'Hurley

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June 20
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Holiday / observanceA holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
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What happened

Legacy As word of his execution spread, O'Hurley was immediately revered as a martyr by Catholics throughout Europe. Several accounts of his life and death were printed and reached a wide audience. Following Catholic Emancipation in 1829, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Ireland began an investigation into his life and death. One of the most valuable resources was found to be the documents and letters written by the men who tortured and executed him. In 1904, he was declared a Servant of God .

Dermot O'Hurley —also Dermod or Dermond O'Hurley: Irish: Diarmaid Ó hUrthuile—was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I, who was put to death for treason. He was one of the most celebrated of the Irish Catholic Martyrs, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 September 1992.

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