Elias Lynch
Fr Elias Lynch (1897–1967)[1] was the founder of the National Shrine of Saint Jude in England[2] He was a Carmelite Friar.
Ireland[edit]
Elias was his religious name as he was baptised as 'Murtagh' in a family of eleven other children. Elias later described himself as a child of the "soil" and was born in the farming community of Wicklow, Ireland. [3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wilfrid McGreal, Friar Beyond the Pale: A Biography of Carmelite Friar Fr. Elias Lynch 1897-1967. St Albert's Press, 2007
- ^ "The Development of the National Shrine of Saint Jude". National Shrine of Saint Jude. 20 October 2016.
- ^ Wilfrid McGreal, Friar Beyond the Pale: A Biography of Carmelite Friar Fr. Elias Lynch 1897-1967. St Albert's Press, 2007
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