Cornelius Nary, (1660–3 March 1738), was an Irish priest and religious writer. Born in

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and educated at

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, he was ordained in 1684 in

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, and shortly after moved to Paris, where he studied at the Irish College in Paris (earning a DCL from the University of Paris), where he later became provisor. In 1694 he was granted a degree ( LL.D) at Cambray. For a time he was

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to the

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. He returned to Ireland at some point about 1700 where he became parish priest of St. Michan's Catholic Church, Dublin. He wrote about fifteen books.

Select bibliography

* ''The Chief Points in Controversy between the Catholics and the Protestants'' (Antwerp, 1699) * ''The New Testament Translated into English from the Latin'' (London, 1705)

External links

* http://www.libraryireland.com/biography/CorneliusNary.php 17th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Irish religious writers Writers from County Kildare 18th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests 1738 deaths 1660 births Christian clergy from County Kildare 17th-century Irish writers 17th-century Irish male writers 18th-century Irish writers {{Ireland-RC-clergy-stub