Hugh O'Flaherty
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 61 years ago |
Date of birth | February 28,1898 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Cahersiveen |
Ireland | |
Date of died | October 30,1963 |
Died | Cahersiveen |
Ireland | |
Place of burial | Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church, Cahersiveen, Ireland |
Alma mater | Mungret College |
Books | Justice, Liberty, and the Courts |
Parents | James O'Flaherty |
Margaret O'Flaherty | |
Church | Catholic Church |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 780816 |
Hugh O'Flaherty Life story
Hugh O'Flaherty CBE, was an Irish Catholic priest and senior official of the Roman Curia, and a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism. During World War II, O'Flaherty was responsible for saving 6,500 Allied soldiers and Jews.