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Christian, James D, 1930-2024, former Jesuit priest
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- Jimmy Christian
- Jim Christian
- James Dolores Christian
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Dates of existence
27 March 1930-10 April 2024
History
Born: 27 March 1930, Whitewell Crescent, Whitehouse, Belfast, County Antrim
Entered: 07 September 1948, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Ordained: 31 July 1959, Milltown Park, Dublin
Final Vows: 02 February 1962, Coláiste Iognáid, Galway
Died: 10 April 2024, Monaleen Heights, Castletroy, Limerick City, County Limerick
Left Society of Jesus: 18 January 1974
Father, Malachy, was a tram conductor. Mother Delia (Collins)
Only boys with one sister.
Early education was at a primary school in Belfast he then went to the Christian Brothers schools, first at the Hardinge Street technical school for two years and then at St Mary’s Secondary school for four years. After school he went to Queens University Belfast for four years, obtaining a BSc in Civil Engineering.
Baptised at St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Whitehouse, Belfast, 28/03/1926
Confirmed at St Mary’s, Greencastle, Belfast by Dr Daniel Mageean of Down & Connor, 06/05/1934
1948-1950: St Mary's, Emo,, Noviceship
1950-1953: St Stanislaus College Tullabeg, Philosophy
1953-1956: Belvedere College SJ, Regency
1956-1960: Milltown Park, Theology
1960-1961: Rathfarnham Castle, Tertianship
1961-1970: Coláiste Iognáid, teaching
1970-1972: St Louis Hall, Loyola University Chicago, USA (CHG) studying at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Loyola University and also living subsequently at Church of the Maternity BVM, Chicago IL, USA
1972-1973: Coláiste Iognáid, Rector
by 1991 was working at Thomond College, Plassey, Limerick City
Address 2000 & 1991: Monaleen Heights, Castletroy, Limerick City & Thomond College, Plassey, Limerick City
Places
St Mary's Church Greencastle, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, County ANtrim, Northern Ireland; St Mary's Church Greencastle; St Louis Hall, Loyola University Chicago, North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA; Illinois Institute of Technology, West 35th Street, Chicago, IL, USA; Maternity B.V.M Catholic Church (San Jose Sanchez Del Rio Parish), West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
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- County Laois (Queen's) » Emo » St Mary's (Emo)
- County Dublin » Dublin City » Sandford Road » Milltown Park
- County Galway » Galway City » Sea Road » Coláiste Iognáid SJ
- County Antrim » Belfast » University Road (Belfast) » Queen's University Belfast
- County Antrim » Belfast » Glen Road » St Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School
- United States of America » Illinois » Chicago » West Sheridan Road » Loyola University
- County Limerick » Castletroy » University of Limerick
- County Limerick » Castletroy » Monaleen Heights
- County Antrim » Belfast » Whitehouse » Whitewell Crescent
- County Antrim » Belfast » Hardinge Street » Hardinge Street CBS
- County Offaly (King's) » Ballycowan (Bar.) » Tullabeg » St Stanislaus College (Tullabeg)
- County Dublin » Dublin City » Great Denmark Street » Belvedere College SJ
- County Dublin » Dublin City » Rathfarnham » Rathfarnham Castle
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