Teen SpiriT - A Celebration of Teen Talent & Christian Faith

Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty

Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty is one of the most heroic people of our country's history - his story is amazing and the fact that he was from Killarney makes his story even better!! During World War II, while based in the Vatican, he was responsible for saving 6,500 Allied soldiers and Jews.

His amazing achievements are captured in the film 'THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK' and although it was made back in 1983 it’s a really great film. It’s inspiring when watching the film to think that all this really happened and as the film is not a work of fiction, it was really cool knowing that a Killarney man really did all these heroic things!

So let’s take a closer look at the once “most wanted man in Rome”: his actions, his motivations, his faith, his sense of humour, his selfless service, his humility and hard-work..... and let’s see how the SpiriT of Hugh O’Flaherty can still inspire us today!

Click the thumbnail to the right to view "The SpiriT of Hugh O'Flaherty" booklet produced in October 2010 by Teen SpiriT Productions.

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