Biography
He was born in Galway during the occupation of the town by the Cromwellian army, his family been one of the Tribes of Galway. He was educated in one of the secret schools in the city. In 1673 he began his studies for the priesthood in Leuven, Louvain with the Augustinians, Augustinian order. Ordained there in 1680, he was the following year appointed Professor of Greek at the college. In the 1680s he was deeply involved in defending Papal Pronouncement against the Jansenists. He took his D.D. in 1688. In 1691 he became Professor of Divinity at Mechelen, where he published two theses which led to his dismissal. However, he was re-appointed to his old post in Louvain, and in 1694 became its professor of Scripture. Subsequently, he was appointed Vice-President of the college, and in the same year he was made a Canon of St. Peter's. In 1714, Martin wrote a letter to Edward Synge (archbishop of Tuam), Edward Synge, the Protestant Archbishop of Tuam, in an effort to convert him to Catholicism. Archbishop Synge refused, but said of Francis Martin that he was a man ''who preserved something of freedom in his judgement [and] meant well at bottom.'' Francis Martin died at Bruges on 4 October 1722, where he is buried in the grounds of St. John's Hospital.Note
Among his relations was Richard Martyn (Mayor of Galway), Richard Martyn (c. 1600–1648), the noted Irish Confederate. Robert Martin of Dangan (1714–1794), studied at Louvain up to 1733, and was the father of Richard Martin (Irish politician), Richard "Humanity Dick" Martin. He was also distantly related to F.X. Martin, (Francis Xaviar Martin), (1922 – 13 February 2000).Bibliography
* ''Refuatio Justificationis editae pro defendenda doctrini Henrici Denys'', Louvain, 1700. * ''L'etat Presant de la Faculte de Theologie de Louvain'', Trevoux, 1701, pp. 247–2,250. * ''Statera Quaestionis an ad fidem pertineat Sanctis in coelo notas esse mortalium preces'', Louvain, 1710. * ''Scutum fidei contra haereses hodiernas; seu Tillotsonianae concionis sub titulo; strena opportuna contra papisuum refutatio auctore ...'' Francisco Martin Iberno - Galviensi ... Louvain, Michael Zangrius, 1714, National Library of Ireland * ''Avertissment touchant les pretendus Avis Salutaries'', Louvain, 1719. * ''motivum Jurvis pro Bullae Unigenitus Orthodixia'', Louvain, 1720. * ''Avis Salutaires a Messieurs les Protestans et Deliberaus de Louvain'', Louvain. * ''Via pacis'', a thesis.See also
* Tribes of Galway, The Tribes of GalwayNotes
References
* * ''Galway Authors'', Helen Mahar, 1976. {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Francis 1652 births 1722 deaths Christian clergy from Galway (city) 17th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests 18th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Irish expatriates in France Irish expatriates in Belgium Old University of Leuven alumni Academic staff of the Old University of Leuven Scholars and academics from County Galway