Feast July 9
Blessed Nicholas Pieck
Blessed · Martyr · Feast July 9
Biography
Nicholas Pieck, O.F.M., "Nicolaas" or "Claes Pieck" in Dutch, was a Franciscan friar who was one of a group of Catholic clergy and lay brothers, the Martyrs of Gorkum, who were executed for refusal to renounce their faith in 1572.
Feast day
July 9
Birth date
29 August 1534
Death date
1572-07-09
Canonization status
Beatified
Canonization date
29 June 1867
Canonized by
Pope Pius IX
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q3912447
Feast day of month
9