John L. Seary, O.S.A.
1900 – 1989 (February 15) John Leo Seary, Jr. was born May 6, 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of ten children of John Leo Seary and Cecelia Jordan.. He was baptized May 27, 1900 at Saint Francis Xavier Church, and was confirmed May 26, 1910 at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, both in […]
Joseph C. Schnaubelt, O.S.A.
1931 – 2013 (July 22) Joseph Cletus Schnaubelt was born on May 30, 1931, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph A. Schnaubelt and Margaret McIntire. He was baptized on June 14, 1931 at Mount Carmel Church, Altoona, and attended Saint Mary Parish School there, and Altoona Catholic High School. In 1948 he transferred to […]
Jerome C. Schmalz, O.S.A.
1871 – 1894 (May 31) Charles Schmalz was born in Rauenthal, Germany on February 26, 1871, to Richard Schmalz and Katharine Speck. He immigrated to the United States where he was vested as a novice at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on December 8, 1892. Several months later, in March, 1893, he underwent the amputation of his foot […]
George J. Scannell, O.S.A.
1882 – 1930 (January 9) George Joseph Scannell was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 19, 1882, one of four sons and four daughters of David Scannell and Mary Tole. He entered the novitiate at Villanova on July 4, 1907, and professed vows on July 6, 1908. On September 30th, he left for Italy with […]
Paul A. Scanlan, O.S.A.
1884 – 1956 (May 11) Andrew Scanlan, son of Andrew Scanlan and Mary Reilly, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on November 28, 1884. After completing his early education, he became a candidate for the Province at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1901, taking the name Brother Paul. He entered the novitiate in 1907, and professed simple vows […]
Henry F. Scanlan, O.S.A.
1908 – 1972 (July 9) Henry F. Scanlan was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, on February 1908, the youngest of nine children of Thomas Scanlan and Mary Watson. He grew up in Germantown, Philadelphia, and graduated from LaSalle College in 1931. After college Henry entered the Trappist Monastery at Gethsemane, Kentucky, as a postulant but discovered […]
Daniele A. Scalabrella, O.S.A.
1877 – 1918 (October 15) Daniele Antonio Scalabrella, the son of Sante Scalabrella, was born at Onani in the diocese of Aquapendente, Italy, on September 27, 1876. He entered the Order on July 15, 1894 as a member of the Roman Province and was ordained on December 21, 1901. The following year he was sent […]
Jude Sanelli, O.S.A.
1927 – 2001 (February 18) Eugenio John Sanelli, son of Eugenio Sanelli and Rosalia Schiavo, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., on May 31, 1927, and was baptized on December 3, 1927, in the church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, Philadelphia. He applied to the Philadelphia Vice-Province as a lay-brother, choosing the name Jude, and fulfilled […]
Augustus C. Sandmann, O.S.A.
1921 – 2013 (November 17) Augustus Christopher Sandmann was born on August 20, 1921, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of Augustus Sandmann and Marie Shannon. He had one brother, John, who preceded him in death. He was baptized at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Atlantic City, on September 9, 1927, and attended St. […]
Michael A. Ryan, O.S.A.
1871 – 1924 (January 25) Michael Aloysius Ryan, son of James Ryan and Mary Kinsella, was born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, on April 29, 1871. He entered Villanova College in 1888 and was received into the novitiate at Villanova on September 3, 1891. He made his profession of simple vows on September 4, 1892, and […]