Anthony of Weert

Saint

Anthony of Weert

O.F.M.
Religious, priest and martyr
Born1523
Died9 July 1572
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified14 November 1675, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement X
Canonized29 June 1867, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius IX
Feast9 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

References

  1. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Martyrs of Gorkum". www.newadvent.org.
  2. ^ "Martyrs of Gorkum". Oxford Reference.
  3. ^ "SS. Martyrs of Gorcum. July 9. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume VII: July. The Lives of the Saints". www.bartleby.com. 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ 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.