Luke Wadding

Luke Wadding
Carlo Maratta, Luke Wadding (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin)
Personal life
Born16 October 1588
Waterford, Kingdom of Ireland
Died18 November 1657(1657-11-18) (aged 69)
Rome, Papal States
Resting placeSant'Isidoro a Capo le Case
NationalityIrish
Parent(s)Walter Wadding and Anastasia Wadding (née Lombard)
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
Known forAnnales Minorum
Occupationfriar and historian
Religious life
ReligionRoman Catholicism
OrderFranciscan
PhilosophyScotism

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

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