Patrick Peyton

Religious Leader

Birthday January 9, 1909

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Ireland

DEATH DATE Jun 3, 1992 (83)

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About

Irish religious leader who was known as The Rosary Priest and was a Roman Catholic priest who promoted the Rosary.

Before Fame

He was a rebellious child before later working as a sexton for a cathedral in 1928.

Trivia

He was admitted to the Moreau Seminary within the University of Notre Dame in 1932.

Family Life

He was born the sixth child in an Irish family of four girls and five boys.

Associated With

Cardinal Sean Patrick O Malley announced a declaration opening the cause of sainthood for him in June 2001.