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1805 – 1884 (October 24) Brother James was born in November, 1805, in County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Cornelius O’Brien and Catherine Mullaly. He was vested at Villanova in 1845 together with Brothers Joseph Whittendale and Philip Shea, and was professed with them on September 8, 1852, before Father William Harnett. Brother James was remembered […]

1867 – 1931 (July 3) John Joseph Nugent was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on June 1, 1867 to Maurice Nugent and Mary Moriarty. He was baptized the following day at Saint Mary’s Church in that city by Father Louis Edge, O.S.A. Following his early education, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on July 5, […]

1931 – 1995 (January 27) Patrick Joseph Nowlan, son of Philip F. Nowlan and Teresa Junker, was born on August 6, 1931, in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. He was baptized in Saint Matthias Church on August 27, 1931 and attended the parish grammar school. After completing secondary education at Saint Thomas More High School in 1949, […]

1903 – 1981 (July 27) Robert Joseph Newburg, the son of Frederick Newburg and Catherine Mulherne, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 1903. He attended Saint Aloysius Parish School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York. Received as a novice in the Order on September 10, 1929, he spent his […]

1833 – 1889 (February 21) Antonio Neno was born at Grotte di Castro in the ancient Patrimony of Saint Peter (the Papal States) on June 17, 1833, the third child of Angelo Neno and Pacifica Cristofori. On May 31, 1850 he entered the novitiate at Genazzano, and was professed on June 1, 1851 with the […]

1915 – 1999 (December 14) Alfred Maxim Natali was born on March 9, 1915, in Genoa, Italy, to Hamilcar Salvatore Natali and Victoria Daziani, and was baptized in Genoa on April 14, 1915, in the church of St. John the Baptist. He was educated in Italy, at the Marist Brothers “School Ship Garaventa,” and at […]

1912 – 1983 (October 23) Thomas Edward Nash was born September 9, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas Nash and Barbara Cullen. He was baptized September 15, 1912 at Good Counsel Church, Chicago, and was confirmed on October 11, 1924 at St. Rita Church, Chicago. After graduation in 1931 from St. Rita High School, he […]

1874 – 1951 (March 5) Edward James Murtaugh, son of Edward Murtaugh and Mary Seagraves, was born on September 30, 1874, in Mechanicsville, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania. He was baptized in Saint Lawrence Church, Catasaqua, received his early education at the parochial school, graduated in 1891, and then entered Villanova College. In 1895, he received a […]

1921 – 2006 (September 12) William Jerome Murray was born on July 20, 1921, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son and only child of William Murray and Sarah Stuart. He was baptized at Saint Mary’s Church, Jersey City, on August 16, 1921. He attended public school, Our Lady of the Angels School, Brooklyn, New […]

1916 – 1962 (January 8) Joseph Patrick Murray, son of John Murray and Catherine Sharkey, was born in Philadelphia, on January 22, 1916. His early education was obtained at Saint Columba and Saint Helena parochial schools, La Salle College High School and Northeast Catholic High School. He entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, NY, as a […]