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1931 – 1987 (June 8) John Russell Ryan was born in Philadelphia, PA, to John Ryan and Mary Brenner on October 21, 1931. He had two sisters. John received his grammar school education at Waldron Academy, Merion, PA, and then entered Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern, PA, from which he graduated in 1950. Impressed by his […]

1858 – 1895 (August 25) John Joseph Ryan, son of James Ryan and Mary Kinsella, was born at Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania on March 7, 1858, and was baptized there in the Church of Our Mother of Consolation. He was the older brother of Michael Ryan, who also became a member of the American Province. John […]

1848 – 1898 (November 19) Jeremiah Joseph Ryan was born in Fedamore, Ireland, in 1848, the son of William Ryan and Catherine McNamara. After his family immigrated to the United States, he studied at Villanova and entered the novitiate there on January 21, 1871, and was professed on January 22, 1872. He made solemn profession […]

1906 – 1996 (August 24) Frederick Ignatius Ryan, son of Edward Ryan and Emma Schwartz, was born in Schaghticoke, New York, on August 13, 1906, and baptized in St. John’s Church on August 26, 1906. He attended St. Augustine Academy and Troy High School in Troy, New York. In 1922, he was admitted as a […]

1910 – 1991 (April 5) David H. Ryan was born May 15, 1910. He was a graduate of St. Augustine High School in 1926 and the first Augustinian alumnus of the school to be ordained to the priesthood. He was ordained in 1936 together with Father Robert McGrath, O.S.A. Father Ryan served in many of […]

1910 – 1985 (June 30) A native of Hoosick Falls, New York, Robert Philip Russell was born on April 23, 1910 to Robert Russell and Bridget Darby. As a youth, he attended Saint Mary’s Academy, Hoosick Falls, and completed his high school education at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York. He was received into the […]

1893 – 1956 (November 8) Thomas Anthony Rowan was born in Brookville, Pennsylvania on December 17, 1893 to Michael Rowan and Julia O’Loughlin. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pa., on June 19, 1913, and made his simple profession on June 19, 1914. He was solemnly professed on June 23, 1917, and was ordained to […]

1852 – 1887 (September 20) Francis Joseph Rowan, the son of James Rowan and Marjorie Huston, was born in Stranorlar, Ireland on November 12, 1852. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on January 12, 1873, made profession of simple vows on January 25, 1874 and solemn vows on January 26, 1877. He was ordained […]

1939 – 2002 (September 1) John Edward Rotelle, son of Mariano Rotelle and Esther Veneziale, was born on January 18, 1939, in Ambler, Pa. He was baptized in Saint Joseph Church in Amber, and received his early education at Saint Joseph Parochial School. In 1956, he graduated from Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern, Pennsylvania, and entered […]

1751 – 1812 (October 20) John Rosseter was born in Wexford, Ireland on February 23, 1751, the son of Patrick Rosseter and Margaret Bent. He studied for the priesthood in the Irish Seminary of Louvain, and was ordained for the diocese of Ferns. Within a short time he was named pastor in Enniscorthy, a post […]