Oliver Plunkett
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Irish archbishop, martyr and saint; (1629-1681)
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- The Letters of St. Oliver Plunkett 1625-1681
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Saint Oliver Plunkett (1st November 1625 - 1st July 1681) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn on 1 July 1681, and became the last Roman Catholic martyr to die in England. Oliver Plunkett was beatified in 1920 and canonised in 1975, the first new Irish saint for almost seven hundred years. This website is dedicated to the life and times of St. Oliver Plunkett and follows his journey from youth to martyrdom.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Olivier
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Loughcrew
- Place of death
- London
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Official website
- www.saintoliverplunkett.com
- Image
- Oliver Plunket by Edward Luttrell.jpg
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- Commons category
- Oliver Plunket
- date of birth
- 1629-11-01
- date of death
- 1681-07-01
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- cause of death
- hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated
- feast day
- July 1
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