Christopher C. McGrath, O.S.A.
1885 – 1966 (July 1) Christopher Columbus McGrath was born on December 14, 1885 in Spring Valley, Illinois to Thomas McGrath and Anne Christopher. He was baptized on December 18, 1885 at St. Mary’s Church, Peru, IL., and was educated at St. Elizabeth School, St. Gabriel School, and Association Institute, all in Chicago. He then […]
Thomas A. McGowan, O.S.A.
1914 – 1998 (July 26) Thomas Augustine McGowan was born August 11, 1914 in Mechanicville, New York, one of three sons and one daughter of James McGowan and Margaret Feeney. He was baptized August 23, 1914 at St. Paul Catholic Church, Mechanicville. Thomas received his elementary education at Public School 3, Mechanicville and Mechanicville High […]
James F. McGowan, O.S.A.
1860 – 1935 (December 16) James Francis McGowan was born in Cleveland, New York on February 17, 1860, to Michael McGowan and Mary Hyland. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1882, and made his simple profession of vows on February 2, 1883. After spending a year at Villanova College, he was […]
Francis X. McGowan, O.S.A.
1854 – 1903 (October 4) Francis Xavier McGowan, the son of Andrew McGowan and Catherine Higgins, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on January 10, 1854. He entered Villanova College in 1869 and became a novice there on January 12, 1873. He made his simple profession of vows on January 25, 1874 and was solemnly professed […]
Peter C. McGovern, O.S.A.
1850 – 1884 (April 16) Peter Charles McGovern was born in Jeansville, North Carolina, in 1850, the son of Patrick McGovern and Mary Caffrey. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on January 20, 1870, and made his first profession of vows on January 21, 1871. He was solemnly professed on January 25, 1874, and […]
Cornelius F. McGinty, O.S.A.
1894 – 1972 (August 8) Cornelius Francis McGinty was born in Philadelphia on March 10, 1894, the son of Cornelius McGinty and Elizabeth Roberts. He entered the novitate in 1911, and made his first profession on June 22, 1912. In September, 1912 he was sent to Italy for studies and returned in June, 1915. He […]
James T. McGettigan, O.S.A.
1877 – 1957 (April 7) James Thomas McGettigan, son of Thomas McGettigan and Mary Hagan, was born on January 13, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was baptized there on January 21, 1887, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. As a teenager he was employed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and continued with […]
Vincent J. McGarvey, O.S.A.
1917 – 1994 (February 2) Vincent McGarvey was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, in 1917, and attended Saint Francis de Sales Parochial School in Philadelphia, He graduated from Augustinian Academy in Staten Island, New York, and entered Good Counsel Novitiate in New Hamburg, N.Y. Following profession of vows, he matriculated at Villanova College, and studied theology […]
Charles J. McFadden, O.S.A.
1909 – 1990 (June 27) Charles Joseph McFadden was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 30, 1909, one of three sons and one daughter of Charles McFadden and Hannah Callahan. He was baptized at Saint Gregory Church, Philadelphia. The family moved to Bryn Mawr, PA, where he attended Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish School. […]
Charles J.A. McFadden, O.S.A.
1863 – 1914 (June 22) Charles Joseph Aloysius McFadden was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, the son of John McFadden and Margaret Mullin, on January 3, 1863. He was baptized the following day in Saint Vincent Church in that city. He entered the novitiate at Villanova on February 2, 1881, and made his profession of simple […]