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The true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Gregory Peck), a courageous Irish priest working in the Vatican during the German occupation. O'Flaherty devotes all his time and energy to hiding refugees and Allied POW's from the Nazis, building a network of hundreds of people to help him with his efforts.
Colonel Kappler (Christopher Plummer), the local gestapo chief, learns of O'Flaherty's activities. The priest has diplomatic immunity because of his Vatican post, but Kappler orders that he be captured or killed if seen outside the Vatican walls.
Pope Pius XII remains aloof insisting on the church's neutrality.
Working closely with a brave widow of an aristocrat, O'Flaherty uses disguises to slip in and out of the Vatican, continuing his dangerous mission until Rome is liberated, and saving thousands of innocent people from death.
Celtic Heritage Saints celebrates a unique age in the Celtic Church. The influence of great Celtic centres of learning such as Clonmacnoise, Lismore, Whitby and Bangor, the Light of the World, still fascinates us today. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists come to visit these sites and venerate their founders every year. The monk illuminating manuscripts in his scriptorium still holds our imagination.This period of learning and holiness flourished against the backdrop of the Dark Ages in Europe. Today agencies such as the tourist boards, as well as major libraries and museums, highlight this golden age as we move towards the third Christian millennium. Celtic Heritage Saints introduces us to scholars, adventurous sailors, saints who get their heads chopped off, friends and enemies of kings. Marian Keaney has worked as county librarian for Longford and Westmeath Labraries and now works as a writer and lecturer. Her previous publications include The Brought the Good News(Veritas,1982) and Irish Missionaries from the Golden Age to the Twentieth Century (Veritas, 1983).
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