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Luke Wadding
1588Oct, 16

Luke Wadding

Luke Wadding, Irish Franciscan friar and historian (d. 1657)
Luke Wadding, O.F.M. (16 October 1588 – 18 November 1657), was an Irish Franciscan friar and historian.

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