Editing Patrick Thomas Brennan
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He joined the [[Missionary Society of St. Columban]] (Columban Fathers) in 1936 and assigned to Korea in 1938.<ref>[https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2013/12/04/winter-2013-general-meeting-of-the-irish-bishops-conference-concludes-in-maynooth/ Honouring the ministry of Irish missionaries who died for the faith] www.catholicbishops.ie, December 4, 2013.</ref> |
He joined the [[Missionary Society of St. Columban]] (Columban Fathers) in 1936 and assigned to Korea in 1938.<ref>[https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2013/12/04/winter-2013-general-meeting-of-the-irish-bishops-conference-concludes-in-maynooth/ Honouring the ministry of Irish missionaries who died for the faith] www.catholicbishops.ie, December 4, 2013.</ref> |
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Fr Brennan was interned by Japanese forces, following the |
Fr Brennan was interned by Japanese forces, following the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, and repatriated to the US. He served as an Army Chaplain in Europe during the war,<ref>'Reds Kill Priests?' Msgr. Patrick T. Brennan - Death Notice, The Catholic Advance Wichita, Kansas, Friday, December 8, 1950,</ref> in Normandy, Ardennes and Germany for which he was decorated with the Soldier's Medal for bravery.<ref>[http://fatherdirector.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-irish-martyrs-cause-just-opened.html New Irish Martyrs cause just opened] www.fatherdirector.blogspot.com, August, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://bangortobobbio.blogspot.com/2008/09/korean-martyrs.html Korean Martyrs]</ref> |
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In 1947 he was appointed missionary director of the Society in Asia. |
In 1947 he was appointed missionary director of the Society in Asia. |