John Lanigan (1758 – 8 July 1825) was an Irish Church historian. Born in County Tipperary, he studied at the Irish College in Rome. He was a professor at the University of Pavia, where he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree. When Napoleon's army took the city, he lost most of his possessions, and returned to Ireland destitute. Lanigan found difficulty obtaining a clerical appointment due to suspicions of having Jansenist sympathies. He became sub-librarian at the Royal Dublin Society and was involved in the literary life of the city.
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1758 Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
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8 July 1825 (aged 67) Finglas, Dublin, Ireland
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