Born on July 21, 1898 in Wayne, Pennsylvania, he attended St. Joseph’s Jesuit Prep in Philadelphia. There he became interested in the Passionists and decided to enter the novitiate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On August 13, 1917 he professed his vows and received the name Theophane. He was ordained on October 28, 1923 and quickly was assigned to the Passionist mission in Hunan, China. After he returned from the mission in 1929 he wrote Hunan Harvest which was published in the 1940s. Back in the United States he went to Pittsburgh and eventually to Union City where he was editor of Sign magazine. Later in Pittsburgh he did fund-raising and worked at the retreat house. His later years were at the Passionist monastery, North Palm Beach, Florida. His last days were spent at the Passionist infirmary of Brighton, Massachusetts.
Birth Date:
July 21, 1898
Profession Date:
August 13, 1917
Ordination Date:
October 28, 1923
Death Date:
December 23, 1975
Religious Name:
Theophane of the Passion Maguire