Dermot O'Hurley (c.1530-1584 Irish "Diarmaid O Hiarlatha") was an Archbishop of Cashel and, after Archbishop Oliver Plunkett, the most famous of Ireland's Catholic martyrs. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 27, 1992. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Cashel (An Caisleán in Irish, meaning the castle) is a town in County Tipperary, in the southern midlands of Ireland. ... Saint Oliver Plunkett St. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their convictions or religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Dermot O'Hurley was born in Emly, County Tipperary about the year 1530. As the son of William O'Hurley, chief of the O'Hurley clan and steward to the Earl of Desmond, Dermot sprang from the Irish nobility, one of Europe's most ancient. After being brought up by tutors, he was sent to France to study at the University of Louvain, where he would qualify as a professor of philosophy and Canon law. After spending four years in a high ranking post at the University of Rheims, he departed for Rome, probably around 1570. County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Chief can refer to : Paramount chief is the highest political leader in a region or country typically administered with a chief-based system. ... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... The title of Earl of Desmond has been held historically by lords in Ireland, first as a title outside of the peerage system and later as part of the English-controlled Peerage of Ireland. ... Ireland has had nobles or peers for over a millennium. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... The Catholic University of Leuven, founded in 1425, is now the names of two Belgian universities, after the original university split in 1968: the Dutch-speaking Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, and the French-speaking Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Philosopher in Meditation (detail), by Rembrandt. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Western Illinois University A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctorate) in a variety of subjects. ... Reims (English traditionally Rheims) is a city of north-eastern France, 98 miles east-northeast of Paris. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC (mythical), early 1st millennium BC (archaeological) Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ...

After his arrest, his interogators would claim that he had been a member of the Roman Inquisition, others have claimed that he continued his work as a professor of Canon law. However, no documents of his activities there survive. The Roman Inquisition began in 1542 when Pope Paul III established the Holy Office as the final court of appeal in trials of heresy and served as an important part of the Counter-Reformation. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

In 1581, Dermot O'Hurley was appointed Archbishop of Cashel by Pope Gregory XIII. After his consecration, he arranged for a sea captain from Drogheda to smuggle him into Ireland. He was deposited on Holmpatrick Strand in County Dublin in the year 1583. His letters however, which had been sent via a different ship, were intercepted by the priesthunters. Cashel is one of the four Archdioceses in Ireland. ... Gregory XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni (January 7, 1502 – April 10, 1585) was pope from 1572 to 1585. ... To consecrate an inanimate object is to dedicate it in a ritual to a special purpose, usually religious. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... County Dublin (Irish Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly the Dublin Region (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland; and the modern counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

With his steps being dogged by the Colonial Authorities in Dublin, Archbishop O'Hurley lodged with Baron Thomas Flemyng at Slane. While at Slane, he spread his activities through the territory of the O'Reilly clan. Under severe penalties, the Baron of Slane was induced to hand him over to the authorities. On October 8, 1583, the Archbishop was imprisoned in Dublin Castle. In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Slane (Baile Shláine in Irish) is an ancient town on the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. ... OReilly Coat of Arms OReilly is the patronymic form of Reilly. ... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Dublin Castle. ...

Despite severe torture, which included having his legs boiled over a roaring fire, the Archbishop refused to embrace Protestantism. After Queen Elizabeth I approved the use of a military tribunal, Archbishop O'Hurley was sentenced to death. Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing the splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe—a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... Look up queen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... A military tribunal is a kind of military court designed to try enemy forces members during war time, it operates outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil matters; the judges are military officers; and the judges fulfill the role of jurors. ...

On the early morning of June 20, 1584, the Archbishop was taken outside the walls of Dublin and hanged. In his last speech, he proclaimed his innocence and declared that he died as a martyr for the Catholic Church. He was buried in Saint Kevin's Churchyard. His gravesite remained a site of pilgrimage for many years, but the location has since been lost. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Hanging to Music. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their convictions or religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ...

On September 27, 1992, Archbishop Dermot O'Hurley was beatified alongside 16 other Irish martyrs. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... In Catholicism, beatification (from Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church of a dead persons accession to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name (intercession of saints). ...

Links

• Philip O'Sullivan Beare's Account of Archbishop O'Hurley