Hugh O'Flaherty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hugh O'Flaherty

Irish priest

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1898

Place of Birth: County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1963

Profession: diplomat, Catholic priest

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hugh O'Flaherty CBE (28 February 1898 – 30 October 1963), was an Irish Catholic priest and senior official of the Roman Curia, and significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism.
During World War II, the monsignor was responsible for saving 6,500 Allied soldiers and Jews.
His ability to evade the traps set by the German Gestapo and Sicherheitsdienst (SD), earned O'Flaherty the nickname "The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican".