Hugh O'Flaherty
Hugh O'Flaherty CBE (28 February 1898 – 30 October 1963) 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. His ability to evade the traps set by the German Gestapo and Sicherheitsdienst (SD) earned him the nickname "The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican".
The Right Reverend Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty CBE | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 December 1925 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1898 Lisrobin, Kiskeam, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 30 October 1963 (aged 65) Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Buried | Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church |
| Alma mater | Mungret College |
After the war, he was named a papal domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII and served as notary of the Holy Office. He worked alongside and assisted Alfredo Ottaviani until 1960.
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