Patrick Murray (theologian)
Patrick Aloysius Murray | |
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| Born | 1811 |
| Died | 1882 |
| Occupation(s) | Theologian, writer |
Patrick Aloysius Murray (1811 – 1882) was an Irish Roman Catholic theologian.
Life
Murray was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland. He was educated at Maynooth College, he was elected a Dunboyne, or senior student, 1835. He received a curacy in Dublin, was appointed professor of English and French in Maynooth, 1838, and became professor of theology there, 1841. The remainder of his life he devoted mainly to theological science. In 1879, he was made prefect of the Dunboyne Establishment, a position he held until his death.[1]
Dr Murray wrote for the Dublin Review and for magazines, besides publishing four volumes called Essays, Chiefly Theological. His greatest work was De Ecclesia Christi, a masterpiece in positive and controversial theology.[1]
Murray died at Maynooth College, on 15 November 1882, and is buried in the College Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b Coghlan 1913.
- ^ O'Donoghue 1901.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Coghlan, Daniel (1913). "Patrick Murray". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- O'Donoghue, David James (1894). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 39. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 400-01.
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