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1908 – 1974 (December 7) Florentino Garcia Villar, the son of Nicholas Garcia and Maria Villar, was born on June 10, 1908 in Santa Croya de Tera, (Zamora), Spain, and was professed on July 23, 1924 as a member of the Philippine Province of Spain. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 19, 1931 […]

1886 – 1915 (December 4)

John Patrick Condon, son of Pierce Condon and Maria Meehan, was born at Stillwater, New York, on February 12, 1886, and was baptized on March 12, 1886, at St. Paul’s Church in Mechanicville. Following his early education, he entered Villanova College, and from there sought admission to the Province. He became a novice at Villanova  on July 4, 1905, and was professed on July 5, 1906. He received his A.B degree in 1907 and an A.M. in 1908. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Edmond Prendergast in the Philadelphia Cathedral on May 14, 1910. He celebrated his first Mass the following day in St. Peter’s Church, Stillwater.

1922 – 2011 (December 3)

James Laurence Galligan, was born on August 8, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of four sons and four daughters of James L. and Margaret Haas. He was baptized on August 13, 1922, at St. Francis de Sales Church, Philadelphia, Pa., and attended St. Laurence Parochial School, Upper Darby, from 1928 to 1937, and Upper Darby High School for a year, West Catholic High School for two years, and then went as a postulant to Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York. He was received as a novice on September 9, 1943, at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York, and professed simple vows on September 10, 1944.

1914 – 2008 (November 25) Thomas Garrett was born in San Diego, California on November 5, 1914 to Nellie Walsh and Thomas Patrick Garrett. Two years later his sister Mary was born. The Garretts were active members of St. Vincent de Paul parish in the Mission Hills section of San Diego. Tom was educated at […]

1914 – 1992 (November 23) Dennis Joseph Geaney was born August 2, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts to Michael D. and Julia K. Geaney, and was baptized August 16, 1914 at Ss. Peter and Paul Church, South Boston. In 1931 he earned a diploma from the High School of Commerce, Boston, and was received into the […]

1926 – 1995 (November 21) Joseph Francis Gill, son of Joseph F. Gill and F. Maude F. Allen, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 9, 1926 and was baptized there on May 30, 1926, in the church of St. Joseph. His early education began in St. Joseph Grammar School, continued at Boston English High […]

1873 – 1920 (November 17)

Rudolph Landas de Berghes was born in Naples, Italy on November 1, 1873 and was of the royal house of the Prince de Rache of the house of de Berghes, a Grandee of Spain, and a member of the royal line of Brittanty. He was, in fact, a blood relative of practically every royal house of Europe. He was reared as a member of the Protestant Low Church of England. In his youth, Rudolph deBerghes received an extensive education at Eton, and the Universities of Cambridge, Paris and Brussels. He successfully completed courses in law, theology and military tactics.

1886 – 1957 (November 16)

George Cullin Egan was born in Easton, New York in 1886, the son of Cornelius Egan and Katherine Cullin. His older brother, William, was also a member of our Province. George attended Saint Rita Hall at Villanova in September, 1905 and was accepted into the novitiate there on July 4, 1907. He made his simple profession of vows on July 6, 1908, and received his A.B. degree from the college in June, 1911.

1925 – 2012 (November 16)

Joseph Aloysius Duffey was born on June 16, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Duffey and Anna Callahan Duffey. He had two sisters. He was baptized at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Philadelphia, on June 28, 1925, and attended that parish’s grade school and Saint Thomas More High School. He spent a year as postulant at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, before being received as a novice at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N.Y., on September 9, 1944. He professed simple vows on September 10, 1945, and attended Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, where he received his B.A. degree in 1949.