Religion:Anthony of Weert
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Anthony of Weert O.F.M. | |
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| Religious, priest and martyr | |
| Born | 1523 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 14 November 1675, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement X |
| Canonized | 29 June 1867, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius IX |
| Feast | 9 July |
Anthony of Weert was a Franciscan friar and priest who was martyred during the Dutch Revolt. Eighteen other men were martyred alongside him; they are known as the Martyrs of Gorkum.[1]
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]
See also
- Martyrs of Gorkum
- Franciscan Friars
- Dutch Revolt
References
- ↑ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Martyrs of Gorkum". https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06651c.htm.
- ↑ "Martyrs of Gorkum". https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095900902.
- ↑ "SS. Martyrs of Gorcum. July 9. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume VII: July. The Lives of the Saints". 12 January 2023. https://www.bartleby.com/210/7/093.html.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=op89AAAAYAAJ&q=convent+of+Gorcum&pg=PA108.
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