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Hugh O'Flatherty was born
Hugh O'Flatherty was born in killarny. -
Hugh O'Flatherty childhood
He lived on a golf course, where his father worked. -
Talents
Hugh was a very good golfer since his father worked on a golf course, he kept onto that talent until he died. -
Enrollment
Hugh enrolled in mungret college. -
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College
Hugh was in college to become a priest.He went to Mungret in County Limerick -
Being sent
Hugh was sent to Rome to study -
Saving thousands
Hugh O'Flatherty saved 6,500 innocent people's lives from the Nazis in his lifetime. -
Minister
Hugh was ordinated as a minister. -
New title
Hugh was granted the title of monsignor and was accepted as a part of the Vatican's staff -
The books
Hugh was not publicly known until books about him were published in the 1960s -
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Herbert Kappler
Herbert Kappler was in jail during this time period -
Hugh's scare
Hugh O'Flatherty had a stroke and then when he felt better he moved in with his sister. -
Hugh O'Flatherty's death
Hugh died because of a stroke. He died at the age of 65 years -
Herbert's re-marrage
Shortly after he got released from prison he re-married -
Herbert's Death
Herbert Kappler died in germany after his wife drove him from the hospital where he passed away -
Hugh's introduction to film
Hugh O'Flatherty's life during world war ll was created into a movie called The Scarlet and the Black. -
Hugh's monument
Hugh has a grove of trees in the Killarney National Park. The trees were planted by his friends and family. -
Hugh O'Flatherty's book
Hugh wrote a book called Justice,Liberty, and the Courts. -
Hugh's documentary
Hugh O'Flatherty's life during the war was also created into a documentary called The Pimpernel of the Vatican – The Amazing Story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty which aired on Irish TV in 2008 -
Hugh's statue
Hugh O'Flatherty was appreciated and that inspired people to hut up a statue and his famous quote "God Has No Country".
