Oliver Plunkett
Irish archbishop, martyr and saint; (1629-1681) · Religious Figures · Died at 51
Oliver Plunkett, also spelled Plunket Irish: Oilibhéar Pluincéid; 1 November 1625 - 1 July 1681), was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and the last victim of the Popish Plot.
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Titus Oates, perpetrator of the "Popish Plot"
Westminster Hall, where Plunkett was tried
Map of Tyburn gallows and immediate surroundings
St Oliver Plunkett casket in Downside Abbey
St Oliver Plunkett's head
The shrine of St Oliver Plunkett, in St Peter's, Drogheda
St Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church Pascoe Vale, Victoria AustraliaAbout this person
He was beatified in 1920 and canonised in 1975, thus becoming the first new Irish saint in almost seven hundred years.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1629 to 1681 · aged 51
