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Dominic Collins
Irish Jesuit lay brother and martyr
BlessedFull write-upKingdom of IrelandSociety of Jesus
Feast: 20 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1566
Died
31 October 1602
verified
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Dominic Collins was a Jesuit lay brother in Ireland. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Youghal on 31 October 1602, and the Catholic Encyclopedia lists him among the Irish confessors and martyrs of the persecution.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
An Irish Jesuit brother put to death at Youghal in 1602.
The cause
Dominic Collins has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: the cause of Dominic Collins.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Irish Confessors and Martyrs
- Roman Martyrology, 31 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3034845 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dominic Collins (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.