CROKE, THOMAS WILLIAM. - Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland), b. at Mallow (diocese of Cloyne) on 19 May 1824, d. at Thurles on 22 July 1902.
C. was one of the supporters of Irish independence and carried on active nationalist and religious propaganda in view of the particular situation of the country. He first followed O'Connell's policy, then moved to the Young Ireland party. Having returned to his homeland from Auckland, he resumed his activity as a priest and a patriot, supporting the Home Rule movement, led by Parnell, his friend. He became more widely popular when, with various manifestos inciting to No rent, he reacted against the despotic
British laws. Always for the interests of his country he traveled several times to Rome, to secure the Vatican's support for Ireland, against the machinations of English diplomacy. Following the fall of Parnell he withdrew definitively from political struggle.
BibliographyT. F. Mechan, s. v. in Cath. Enc., IV, p. 514.
BIBL.: T. F. Mechan, s. v. in Cath. Enc., IV, p. 514.
De, Stefano Gabriella. “Croke, thomas william.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, coll. 1000–1001. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/croke-thomas-william.
MLA
De, Stefano Gabriella. “Croke, thomas william.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1000–1001. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/croke-thomas-william.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec4_croke_thomas_william,
author = {De, Stefano Gabriella},
title = {Croke, thomas william},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {IV},
pages = {1000--1001},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1950},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/croke-thomas-william}
}
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