Anthony of Weert
Saint Anthony of Weert was a Franciscan friar and priest who was martyred during the Dutch Revolt. Eighteen other men were martyed alongside him; they are known as the Martyrs of Gorkum.[1]
Saint Anthony of Weert | |
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| Religious, priest and martyr | |
| Born | 1523 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1867 |
| Feast | 9 July |
The Martyrs of Gorkum were all beatified in 1675 and then canonised by Pope Pius IX in 1867. The martyrs share a feast day on 9 July.[2]
History
Anthony of Weert was a Franciscan friar and priest who belonged to the Convent of Gorcum.[3]
Anthony was taken by Calvinists alongside 18 other individuals, 11 of those were his Franciscan brothers. On 9 July 1572, they were martyred.[4]
References
- "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Martyrs of Gorkum". www.newadvent.org.
- "Martyrs of Gorkum". Oxford Reference.
- "SS. Martyrs of Gorcum. July 9. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume VII: July. The Lives of the Saints". www.bartleby.com.
- Butler, Alban (June 9, 1812). "The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints: Compiled from Original Monuments and Other Authentic Records, Illustrated with the Remarks of Judicious Modern Critics and Historians". J. Murphy – via Google Books.
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