Andrew Fitzgerald, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Andrew Fitzgerald

Irish tax resister

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1763

Place of Birth: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1843

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Andrew Fitzgerald

  • Father Andrew Fitzgerald O.P (November 30, 1763 – December 14, 1843) was a Dominican friar and professor of theology from Kilkenny, Ireland.
  • He attended Kilkenny College, and University of Louvain.
  • He was a professor at St.
  • Patrick's College, Carlow.
  • Fitzgerald taught classics, philosophy, theology and sacred scripture.
  • He was chair of divinity, and president.
  • at St.
  • Patrick's.
  • In 1811 he set up a school for girls in Carlow town. Fitzgerald was imprisoned during the Tithe War in 1832 for his refusal to pay tithes.
  • In 1835, the French political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville said "Mr.
  • Fitzgerald is a lovable old man; democratic and Catholic fervour is shown more openly with him than with the Bishop."

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