June 20
Dermot O'Hurley, bishop and martyr (1530–1584)
martyr bishop
Practical advice
Do not resort to a lie today to avoid a difficulty; upholds the truth with prudence and strength.
Biography
Irish Archbishop of Cashel, Dermot O'Hurley defended the Catholic faith during Elizabethan persecution. He had been a law professor in Leuven and Reims before receiving ordination and secretly returning to Ireland. Arrested, he was subjected to terrible torture to force him to recognize the religious supremacy of the crown and confess to a non-existent conspiracy. He stood his ground and was hanged in Dublin on June 20, 1584.
Example of
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