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Hugh O'Flaherty
Irish priest (1898-1963) · Ireland · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 65
Hugh Monsignor O'Flaherty was an Irish Catholic priest, a senior official of the Roman Curia and a significant figure in the Catholic resistance to Nazism. During the Second World War, O'Flaherty was responsible for saving 6,500 Allied soldiers and Jews.
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His ability to evade the traps set by the German Gestapo and Sicherheitsdienst (SD) Chief Herbert Kappler earned him the nickname "The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican".
Country
Ireland
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1963 · aged 65
