Father Denis Mary Fogarty, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1903-1944)

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Born November 3, 1904, he professed his vows on September 15, 1923. He was ordained March 14, 1930. For thirteen years in Hunan, China he was a builder, engineer and architect. He built thirteen refugee camps, two large hospitals and many dispensaries. The Chinese people called him “The Strong Man.” However, dysentery eventually was the cause of his death at Our Lady’s Orphanage, Paotsing, Hunan, China.

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