Edmund Bourke(Burke) STM, OP, (died 1738) was an Irish
Dominican.
Born in
Galway
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during the second half of the 17th century, joining the
Order of Preachers
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where in 1683 he professed in Athenry, in that county where he began his studies before leaving for
Spain
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where he completed his studies in Pamplona and at Our Lady of Atocha, Madrid.
Irish Dominicans at Louvain before 1700: A Biographical Register
by Hugh Fenning OP, Collectanea Hibernica, No. 43 (2001), pp. 112-160 (51 pages) He is noted as the author of numerous scholarly works, though none of them have been traced. In 1706 he was principal regent of the Irish Dominican school in Louvain
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. He was called to rome in 1729. He died in Rome
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on May 23, 1739.
Edmund was the uncle of Thomas Burke OP, the dominican writer, who served as Bishop of Ossory.
See also
* Dominicans in Ireland
The Dominican Order (''Order of Preachers'') has been present in Ireland since 1224 when the first foundation was established in Dublin, a monastic settlement north of the River Liffey, where the Four Courts is located today. This was quickly fol ...
References
* ''Galway Authors'', Helen Maher, 1976.
1738 deaths
People from County Galway
Irish Dominicans
Irish writers
17th-century births
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