Maurice Eustace (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
John Cullen · 1913
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Maurice Eustace, eldest son of Sir John Eustace of Castlemartin, County Kildare, was martyred for the faith in November 1581. Penal laws sent him to the Jesuit college at Bruges, where he longed to join the Society of Jesus. His father ordered him home, but after a brief stay he went back to Flanders. His teachers advised him to serve religion in the world instead.
Back in Ireland he became a captain of horse and won many of his men back to the faith. He never dropped his priestly dream and secretly took Holy Orders. His servant told his father, who had him jailed in Dublin. A younger brother, eyeing the estates, denounced him as priest, Jesuit, and friend of the queen's foes. Tried for high treason, he refused Archbishop Loftus's offer of a daughter's hand and a fortune, and died for his faith.
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| CREATOR | John Cullen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |