Archbishop Martin pays tribute to the late Fr Enda McDonagh ‘A colossus on Irish theological landscape,’ says Archbishop of Tuam Michael Neary
Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 21:33
Archbishop of Armagh and Catholic Primate of All Ireland Eamon Martin has responded to the death of influential theologian Fr Enda McDonagh (90) at St Vincent’s hospital, Dublin, on Wednesday.
“Rest in peace, Fr Enda McDonagh. God comfort his family, colleagues and many friends throughout Ireland,” said Archbishop Martin.
In a tribute Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson described Fr McDonagh as “a household name in Irish religious life” who throughout a long life “carried his learning and erudition gracefully and at the same time fearlessly”.
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Rev. Enda McDonagh, a renowned Irish priest and theologian, died on Feb. 24 at the age of 90 after suffering a fall. Irish president Michael D. Higgins said upon hearing the news of McDonagh’s death that he always enriched events “with his generous and deep, compassionate scholarship.”
Father McDonagh was born on June 27, 1930 in the small farming village of Bekan in the west of Ireland. The future chaplain to Irish president Mary Robinson and an advisor to an Irish prime minister, he recognized his vocation and avocation early on, pursuing both the priesthood and academia. After attending St. Jarlath’s College in Tuam, he went on to the Irish national seminary at Maynooth, where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in 1951 and was ordained in 1955. Postgraduate studies followed at Maynooth, where he obtained a doctorate in theology in 1957. He would later earn a degree at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicu
Kildare Death Notices for today: Friday, February 26
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Vincent Miller
Pairc Mhuire, Newbridge, Kildare / Monasterevin, Kildare
Miller Vincent, Pairc Mhuire, Newbridge, & formerly of Old Grange, Monasterevin, 23rd February 2021 (peacefully) after a short illness at Tallaght Hospital. Sadly missed by his wife Ann, sons Ciaran, Daryl, Kevin, daughters-in-law, Aisling & Claire, grandchildren, Evan & Heidi, mother-in-law Mary, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces & nephews, extended family, relatives and friends.
A private Funeral Mass will take place due to Government advice and HSE restrictions on public gatherings. Removal from his residence by Anderson & Leahy Funeral Drectors on Friday morning to arrive at St. Conleth’s Parish Church Newbridge for 11 am Mass. Vincent’s funeral can be viewed on the parish webcam at https://www.newbridgeparish.ie . Burial afterwards in St. Conleth’s Cemetery. Newbridge.
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