Father George Basel, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1852-1929)

Home / Biography / Father George Basel, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1852-1929)

Born June 2, 1852 in Trippstadt, Germany, at an early age his family moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He knew the first Passionists who arrived there in 1852 . He entered the Passionist novitiate in 1869 and professed his vows on May 15, 1870. He was ordained on September 22, 1877. He held the position of rector, provincial consultor, and master of novices.

Related Biographies