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November 14 · Optional · White

St Lawrence O'Toole

(1128–1180) Hostage as a boy, abbot of Glendalough at twenty-five, and first Irish-born archbishop of Dublin. Through the Norman invasion he fed the city's refugees, mediated between Irish kings and Henry II, and died on embassy in Normandy, his work unfinished.

A prayerSaint Lawrence O'Toole, negotiator in ruin, pray for peacemakers whose work outlives them.

When is the feast of St Lawrence O'Toole?

The feast is celebrated on November 14 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Lawrence O'Toole?

The feast of St Lawrence O'Toole is celebrated on November 14 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Lawrence O'Toole?

(1128–1180) Hostage as a boy, abbot of Glendalough at twenty-five, and first Irish-born archbishop of Dublin. Through the Norman invasion he fed the city's refugees, mediated between Irish kings and Henry II, and died on embassy in Normandy, his work…

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