SAINT
saint-nicholas-pieck
A saint of the Catholic Church
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
07-09
birth Date
29 August 1534
death Date
1572-07-09
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
29 June 1867
canonized By
Pope Pius IX
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
9