Born John Gaskin on July 28, 1891 in Newark, New Jersey, he was a member of St. James Parish. He heard Father James Molloy, C.P. preach and that motivated him to enter the Passionist Preparatory Seminary, Dunkirk, New York. He then went to the novitiate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and professed his vows on October 6, 1907. His religious name was Charles. He was educated at Scranton, Pennsylvania and was ordained on May 26, 1915 in West Hoboken, New Jersey. He served as a parish priest and was an Army military chaplain in France during the First World War. He then was a preacher of missions and retreats. He died from a heart attack as he was preparing to give a mission in Troy, New York.
Birth Date:
July 28, 1891
Profession Date:
October 6, 1907
Ordination Date:
May 26, 1915
Death Date:
April 26, 1951
Religious Name:
Charles of the Most Holy Rosary Gaskin