Dominic Collins | |
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![]() Stained glass window depicting Collins (Church of the Holy Family, Youghal) | |
Martyr | |
Born | 1566 Youghal, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 31 October 1602 Youghal, County Cork, Ireland |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 27 September 1992, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 20 June |
Dominic Collins, SJ (Irish: Doiminic Ó Coileáin;[1] 1566 – 31 October 1602) was an Irish Jesuit lay brother, an ex-soldier, who died for his Catholic faith. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II, along with 16 other Irish Catholic Martyrs, on 27 September 1993.[2][3]