Saint Hieronymus van Weert
Also known as
- Jerome of Werden
- Jeroen van Weert
Profile
Franciscan missionary to Palestinian Muslims. Returning to Europe, he preached forcefully against Calvinism. Vicar of the friary at Gorkum, Netherlands. One of the Martyrs of Gorkum.
Born
- 1522 at Werden, the Netherlands
- hanged on 9 July 1572 in Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Hagiography Circle
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Roman Martyrology
MLA Citation
- “Saint Hieronymus van Weert“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 July 2013. Web. 1 October 2016. <>