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Francis Martin (1652—1722) was an Irish Augustinian.

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 Louvain with the 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 beamce 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, 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 in 1722 where he is buried in the grounds of St. John's Hospital.

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Total Books: 16
Clinical Supervision in the Real World A Practical Guide to Ethics Legal Issues and Personal Development
Gospel of John The
2015 - Gospel of John The [Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780801036477
ISBN-10: 080103647X
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
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The Ecological Genomics of Fungi
2013 - The Ecological Genomics of Fungi (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781119946106
ISBN-10: 1119946107
Genre: Science & Math
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Sacred Scripture The Disclosure of the Word
2006 - Sacred Scripture the Disclosure of the Word (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781932589306
ISBN-10: 1932589309
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
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The Fire in the Cloud Lenten Meditations  Daily Reflections on the Liturgical Texts
The LifeChanger How You Can Experience Freedom Power and Refreshment in the Holy Spirit
Prayers For Recovery
1990 - Prayers for Recovery (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780939298891
ISBN-10: 0939298899
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The Feminist Question Feminist Theology in the Light of Christian Tradition
Gathered in His Name Assemblies for Juniors
Gathered in His Name Assemblies for Juniors (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780855970857
ISBN-10: 0855970855
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Touching God
Touching God (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780871930491
ISBN-10: 0871930498
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Songs of God's People
Songs of God's People (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780871930880
ISBN-10: 0871930889
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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The Life Changer
The Life Changer (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780892836611
ISBN-10: 089283661X
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
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When you pray
When You Pray (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780932085085
ISBN-10: 0932085083
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Baptism in the Holy Spirit A Scriptural Foundation
Baptism in the Holy Spirit a Scriptural Foundation (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780940535046
ISBN-10: 0940535041
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Narrative Parallels to the New Testament