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1869 (February 14) Owen Maguire, the son of Peter Maguire and Mary McCaffrey, was born in County Cavan, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States and worked as a gardener at Villanova before he requested entrance into the Order and was vested on November 13, 1850, together with Brother Stanislaus Duffy. Brother Owen was professed […]

1892 – 1961 (November 18) Joseph John Lyons was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1892, to Thomas Lyons and Katharine Murphy, and was baptized at the cathedral there on October 16, 1892. His family later moved to Camden, New Jersey, and from there he entered the Order at Villanova on April 15, 1936. […]

1904 – 1976 (December 4) James Patrick Lyne was born January 4, 1904 in County Kerry, Ireland to Michael Lyne and Margaret Cahill, and was baptized two days later at St. Agatha Catholic Church, Glenflesk. As a young man he immigrated to the United States, and entered the Augustinian formation program in his early 20’s. […]

1903 – 1980 (July 17) Paul Keough Lynch, son of John R. Lynch and Eleanor Keough, was born on July 24, 1903, in Towanda, Pa., and baptized on August 16th of the same year in the church of Saints Peter and Paul. After the Lynch family moved to the Bronx, New York, Paul attended the […]

1849 – 1927 (May 6) Patrick Augustine Lynch was born in Thomastown, County Galway, Ireland, on February 1, 1849 to Thomas Lynch and Maria Cullinane. He immigrated to the United States in September, 1863, and entered the novitiate from Lawrence, Massachusetts, at Villanova, Pennsylvania on January 24, 1875. He professed simple vows on January 25, […]

1903 – 1970 (November 24) William Joseph Lunney, son of William Lunney and Bridget Carson, was born on February 21, 1903, in Philadelphia and attended Saint Francis of Assisi Parochial and High School, Germantown. He entered the novitiate in 1925 and made simple profession of vows on January 5, 1926. He graduated from Villanova College in […]

1904 – 1951 (February 16) Francis Joseph Ludwig, son of Francis Ludwig and Mary Reed, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 8, 1904. His uncle was Brother Vincent Reed, O.S.A., a member of our Province. While he was a child, Francis’ family moved to Pottstown, where he attended Saint Aloysius Parochial School. He entered […]

1890 – 1956 (December 28) Lorenzo Lozano was born in Villanueva de la Serena, Spain, on March 27, 1890, to Cayetano Lozano and Isidora Vicioso. He entered the novitiate at Madrid in 1907, and made his profession of simple vows on September 8, 1908. completed his studies for the priesthood at the Royal Monastery of […]

1881 – 1935 (June 30) George Francis Loomis, son of Frederick Loomis and Mary Vaughan, was born in Lansingburg, New York, on September 23, 1881, and was baptized in Saint Augustine Church there on October 2, 1881. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, PA in 1904, and was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Prendergast […]

1897 – 1985 (March 28) Dominic Longo, one of two sons and four daughters of Francesco Longo and Maria Trombetta, was born on July 28, 1897, in Santa Caterina, Calabria, Italy. He immigrated to the United States in 1926 and was naturalized on June 29, 1927. He came to know the Augustinians in South Philadelphia, where […]