Berrigan

/ˈbɛrɪɡən/ noun

Definition

A member of the Berrigan family, particularly the activist priest brothers Daniel and Philip Berrigan who protested war and social injustice.

Etymology

Proper name surname, possibly from Irish Gaelic. Used as both a family name and as a descriptor for followers or associates of the Berrigans' activist movement.

Kelly Says

Daniel and Philip Berrigan were priests who broke into nuclear weapons facilities to protest war, getting arrested multiple times—they showed that religious faith could lead to radical nonviolent activism, not just prayer and charity!

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