MALACHI MARTIN

(Malachi Brendan Martin)


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  • Born: July 23, 1921
  • Died: July 27, 1999
  • Nationality: Irish, American
  • Profession: Novelist

Malachi Brendan Martin, occasionally writing under the pseudonym Michael Serafian, was an Irish Catholic priest and writer on the Catholic Church. Originally ordained as a Jesuit priest, he became Professor of Palaeography at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute. From 1958, he served as secretary to Cardinal Augustin Bea during preparations for the Second Vatican Council.