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Also known as

• Pádraigh Caomhánach
• Patrick Canavan

Memorial

• 5 July as one of the Martyrs of Wexford
• 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs

Profile

Lifelong layman in the diocese of Ferns, Ireland; worked as a sailor. One of the Irish Martyrs.

Born

• in Wexford, Ireland

Died

• hanged, drawn and quartered on 5 July 1581 in Wexford, Ireland

Venerated

• 6 July 1991 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

• 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Patrick Cavanagh“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 July 2023. Web. 24 April 2024. <>