Paul Cullen was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin who became the first Irish cardinal but is more controversially remembered for his Ultramontanism which spearheaded the Romanisation of the Catholic Church in Ireland. A trained biblical theologian and scholar of ancient languages Cullen is best known for his crafting of the formula for papal infallibility at the First Vatican Council.
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active years end year
1878-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1852-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
alma mater
Pontifical Urbaniana University, St. Patrick's Carlow College
birth date
1803-04-29
birth place
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, County Kildare, Narraghmore
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