Forristal, Desmond.

Seventeen Martyrs.

Dublin, The Columba Press, 1990. 14 cm x 21 cm. 93 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Includes the following essays: The First Martyrs / The Witness of the Laity / Death of an Archbishop / The Earl’s Chaplain / A Soldier’s Tale / Decision in Dublin / King and Parliament / The Hunted Priests / Epilogue.

″Of all those who died for their faith in the turbulent and violent Ireland of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, seventeen have been selected to have their causes promoted for canonisation. These include bishops and priests, laymen and a lay woman, from all classes and from all parts of the country…Their stories are told simply and beautifully by Fr. Desmond Forristal, whose writing carefully places them and their persecutors in their historical context.” (Publisher)

• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856070050
• Inventory Number: 72785AB

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