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The Vatican Pimpernel: The Wartime Exploits of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
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Unassuming and understated
Review date: 2008-06-05 Rating: 10 out of 10
Much to the embarassment of many, including his superiors, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty rescued many from faschism and certain death in Rome during World War II. He did it all with a twinkle in his eye and a sense of humour that kept him sane throughout it all.
A man who is largely unrecognised in Ireland. I wonder if he would like the idea that he has a commemorative grove of trees and a poem dedicated to him by Brendan Kennelly. He was never a man who sought fame, just a man who thought he was doing a job, the job he became a priest to do and that it was only right to do it as best he could. With co-operation of many people around him he ensured the survival of many.
A touching portrait of a man who should be held as an example to many.
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Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
Brian Fleming
Recording label: The Collins Press
Manufacturer: The Collins Press
EAN: 9781905172573
Binding: Paperback
Dewey decimal number: 200
ISBN: 1905172575
Number of items: 1
Number of pages: 224
Publication date: 2008-04-01
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Published)