Charles Mahoney (martyr)


Charles Mahoney

Martyr
Bornca. 1640
Kingdom of Ireland
Died12 August 1679
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, Kingdom of England
Venerated inCatholic Church (United Kingdom)
Beatified22 November 1997 by Pope John Paul II
Feast4 May

Charles Mahoney (or Mahony; alias Charles Meehan; c. 1640 – 12 August 1679) was an Irish Franciscan friar. He is consideres a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church, one of the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1987. Their feast day is celebrated on 4 May.