Who Is Monsignor Hugh O Flaherty?
Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was a man that has an amazing story. O’Flaherty was a man who helped many Jewish people during the German occupation of Rome. (World War II) He was a very talented person, being a priest. He was one person that would help everyone before himself. Monsignor Hugh O’ Flaherty was a man that did great things during the war, and his story about it all is amazing. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was born February 28, 1898, in the Republic of Ireland. He was the son of Margret O’Flaherty and James O’Flaherty. He lived in Killarney, Ireland. In Killarney his father was the steward of the old Killarney Golf Club, which was a very popular golf club. His father inspired him to become a talented golfer. Hugh O’Flaherty was the first
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The Vatican told Francesco Borgongini Duca, the papal nuncio to Italy, to visit the people at the POW camps. Hugh O’Flaherty was brought along as an interpreter and assistant. When he saw what was happening in the camps, it shocked him. He felt so bad that he made sure that the prisoners had proper clothing and blankets. He also received packages from the Red Cross and would give the packages to the prisoners. He was also taken to Vatican Radio to announce the names and messages of many prisoners to worried families. After he protested the conditions of several camps, the Italian authorities pressured the Church to remove him from POW assignments, and he returned to the Vatican. But the transfer turned out to be …show more content…
She was caught operating an illegal radio and the only way that she could escape being arrested was by jumping out of a window, which she did. O’Flaherty found a room for her. German religious scholars had originally lived there, so there was many really religious nuns there. O’Flaherty had lived there since he became apart of the Vatican. And he learned their language. Another group who knew O’Flaherty was willing to come to him for help were the prisoners-of-war who had met the priest during his visits to the camps. Any prisoners who managed to escape and try to go to Rome, would’ve probably have been killed or put into another
The Vatican told Francesco Borgongini Duca, the papal nuncio to Italy, to visit the people at the POW camps. Hugh O’Flaherty was brought along as an interpreter and assistant. When he saw what was happening in the camps, it shocked him. He felt so bad that he made sure that the prisoners had proper clothing and blankets. He also received packages from the Red Cross and would give the packages to the prisoners. He was also taken to Vatican Radio to announce the names and messages of many prisoners to worried families. After he protested the conditions of several camps, the Italian authorities pressured the Church to remove him from POW assignments, and he returned to the Vatican. But the transfer turned out to be …show more content…
She was caught operating an illegal radio and the only way that she could escape being arrested was by jumping out of a window, which she did. O’Flaherty found a room for her. German religious scholars had originally lived there, so there was many really religious nuns there. O’Flaherty had lived there since he became apart of the Vatican. And he learned their language. Another group who knew O’Flaherty was willing to come to him for help were the prisoners-of-war who had met the priest during his visits to the camps. Any prisoners who managed to escape and try to go to Rome, would’ve probably have been killed or put into another