Blessed Francis Taylor (Irish: Proinnsias Táiliúr Beannaithe Swords c. 1550 – Dublin 29 January 1621) was a Mayor of Dublin Ireland incarcerated because of his Catholicism.Born in Swords County Dublin he was elected Dublin’s mayor in 1595. Later he was imprisoned for his Catholic faith and died on 29 January 1621 after seven years of refusing to accept his freedom by giving up his religion.
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