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Saint Anthony of Weert O.F.M.
Religious, priest and martyr
Born	1523
Died	9 July 1572
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	14 November 1675, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement X
Canonized	29 June 1867, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius IX
Feast	9 July

Anthony of Weert was a Franciscan friar and priest who was martyred during the Dutch Revolt. Eighteen other men were martyred alongside him; they are known as the Martyrs of Gorkum.

The Martyrs of Gorkum were all beatified in 1675 and then canonised by Pope Pius IX in 1867. The martyrs share a feast day on 9 July.

History

Anthony of Weert was a Franciscan friar and priest who belonged to the Convent of Gorcum.

Anthony was taken by Calvinists alongside 18 other individuals, 11 of those were his Franciscan brothers. On 9 July 1572, they were martyred.

See also

• Martyrs of Gorkum
• Franciscan Friars
• Dutch Revolt

References

1. "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Martyrs of Gorkum". www.newadvent.org.
2. "Martyrs of Gorkum". Oxford Reference.
3. "SS. Martyrs of Gorcum. July 9. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume VII: July. The Lives of the Saints". www.bartleby.com. 12 January 2023.
4. Butler, Alban (June 9, 1812). "The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints: Compiled from Original Monuments and Other Authentic Records, Illustrated with the Remarks of Judicious Modern Critics and Historians". J. Murphy – via Google Books.

• Dutch Roman Catholic saints
• 16th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
• 16th-century Dutch Roman Catholic priests
• 1523 births
• Beatifications by Pope Clement X
• Canonizations by Pope Pius IX