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]
Anthony of Weert | |
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| Religious, priest and martyr | |
| Born | 1523 |
| Died | 9 July 1572 |
| 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 |
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
editAnthony 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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. 12 January 2023.
- ^ 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.