Malachi Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish Catholic priest and writer on the Catholic Church
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Place of Birth: Ballylongford, Munster, Ireland
About Malachi Martin
- Malachi Brendan Martin (Irish: Maolsheachlainn Breandán Ă“ MáirtĂn; 23 July 1921 – 27 July 1999), occasionally writing under the pseudonym Michael Serafian, was an Irish Catholic priest and writer on the Catholic Church.
- Originally ordained as a Jesuit priest, he became Professor of Palaeography at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute.
- From 1958, he served as secretary to Cardinal Augustin Bea during preparations for the Second Vatican Council. Disillusioned by Vatican II, he asked to be released from certain aspects of his Jesuit vows in 1964 and moved to New York City, where he later became an American citizen. His 17 novels and non-fiction books were frequently critical of the Vatican hierarchy, whom he believed had failed to act on the Third Prophecy revealed by the Virgin Mary at Fátima.
- Among his most significant works were The Scribal Character of The Dead Sea Scrolls (1958) and Hostage To The Devil (1976) which dealt with Satanism, demonic possession, and exorcism.
- The Final Conclave (1978) was a warning against Soviet espionage in the Holy See via Soviet spies in the Vatican.
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