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1820 – 1852 (June 14) William P. Hogan, a nephew of Father Nicholas O’Donnell, O.S.A. studied at Emmitsburg, Maryland and was ordained to the priesthood in New York by Bishop John Hughes on January 29, 1843. He assisted his uncle at St. Paul’s Church in Brooklyn from 1845 to 1848, and then asked to enter […]

1822 – 1882 (January 24) Richard Hogan, son of Andrew Hogan and Anastasia Butler, was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1822. He arrived at Villanova in 1849 and was vested on December 31st of that same year with the religious name, Brother Sylvester. On October 26, 1852, he, together with Brothers Lawrence and Kieran […]

1862 – 1941 (July 16) John Augustine Hogan, son of Michael Hogan and Margaret Croake, was born in Tipperary, Ireland, on July 19, 1862, and came to the United States at the age of 20. Two years later, on August 28, 1884, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, and made his profession of vows […]

1936 – 1998 (January 11) Robert Paul Hickey was born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on November 18, 1936, one of two sons and one daughter of Francis Hickey and Hannah Sullivan. He was baptized on December 6, 1936 in Saint Denis Church, Havertown, Pa. and received his early education at Saint Denis Grammar School. After graduating […]

1883 – 1955 (July 9) Joseph A. Hickey, son of James Hickey and Margaret Dawson, was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 30, 1883. He attended Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania in 1898, and entered the novitiate there on March 17, 1902. He made his simple profession of vows on March 18, 1903, and solemn profession […]

1874 – 1942 (July 27) Daniel Aloysius Herron was born at Buck Mountain, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1874, to John Herron and Nancy Burke. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1895, and made his first profession of vows on September 20, 1896. He was solemnly professed on September 21, 1899, was ordained to […]

1856 – 1930 (April 4) Timothy Francis Herlihy, son of Timothy Herlihy and Mary Sweeny, was born in Glenn’s Falls, New York on August 1, 1856. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, PA in 1880, and was professed on February 2, 1881. He made his solemn profession on February 3, 1884, and was ordained to […]

1937 – 1991 (March 11) Thomas Roland Hennigan was born on August 25, 1937, in New York City, one of three children and the only son of Thomas Hennigan and Mary Ellen Moriarty. He was baptized on September 12, 1937, at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church, the Bronx, grew up in this Augustinian parish and […]

1918 – 2003 (May 21) John Patrick Hennessy, son of James Hennessy and Mary Ellen Kane, was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania., on December 18, 1918. He was baptized at Saint Katharine Church in Wayne, Pa., attended Saint Thomas of Villanova School in Rosemont, and later entered the Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, N.Y. as a […]

1907 – 1977 (October 3) Joseph Vincent Hennessey was born on February 6, 1907 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania to William V. Hennessey and Elizabeth O’Connor, and was baptized there on February 24, 1907, at St. Aloysius Catholic. He attended Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, and was received into the novitiate on August 15, 1926. He […]