Born Nicholas Koch on May 26, 1873 in Hermitage, Pennsylvania he was the son of Nicholas Koch and Victoria Elser who were German immigrant farmers. In April 1889 three Passionist priests conducted a parish mission in Hermitage. Some time later he entered the Passionist Preparatory Seminary, Dunkirk, New York. On December 2, 1890 he professed...
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Brother Valentine Rausch, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1870-1967)
Born September 2, 1870 in Bavaria, he came with his family to the United States when he was ten years old. They settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he met the Passionists. He professed his vows as a Passionist brother on December 2, 1890. His life was spent in various monasteries and when he was fifty-six...
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Father Valentine Lehnerd, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1868-1941)
Born July 20, 1868. Professed February 3, 1888. Ordained December 17, 1892.
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Father Roland Flaherty, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1919-1974)
Born Francis Flaherty on September 19, 1919 in Sharon, Pennsylvania he was the son of Michael Flaherty and Rose Huck Flaherty. His uncle was Father Benedict Huck, C.P. and his cousins Father Victor Koch, C.P. and Father Basil Bauer, C.P. He attended St. Joseph’s Elementary School in Sharon and then three years at Sharon High...
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Father Paul Francis Nager, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1907-1983)
Born Francis Nager on October 8, 1907 in Wheeling, West Virginia his parents were Anthony Nager and Anna Raynor. At twelve years old he heard Father Stephen Sweeney, C.P. at a parish mission. Later, Francis Nager went to Dunkirk, New York. He went to novitiate in West Springfield, Massachusetts and professed his vows on August...
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Father Walter Mickel, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1897-1980)
Father Walter Mickel was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey May 12, 1897. He was the son of Charles Mickel and Catherine Frate Mickel. After attending schools in Hackensack, he joined the Passionists at St. Joseph’s Monastery in Baltimore, Maryland. He professed his vows on August 15, 1920 at St Paul of the Cross Monastery...
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Father Leopold Snyder, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1880-1967)
Born John Nicholas Snyder on November 2, 1880 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of John Snyder and Elizabeth Bauer. At sixteen he entered Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania and completed his studies there in 1902. Two years later he entered the Passionists and professed his vows on June 15, 1905. His religious name...
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Father Leonard Barthelemy, C.P., Holy Cross Province (1896-1983)
Born December 29, 1896 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he attended Holy Innocence grammar school. He was attracted to the Passionists by attending Forty Hour Devotions. Passionist Father Guido of Pittsburgh also influenced him. Before he entered the Passionists he worked for some time as a show salesman. He then went to the Passionist Preparatory School at...
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Father Christopher Berlo, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1902-1979)
Born December 27, 1902 in Roxbury, Massachusetts he was educated in Boston schools and went to the Passionist Preparatory Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland. He professed his vows on September 20, 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was sent on to Germany to continue his studies and was ordained on August 15, 1927 in Austria. He remained there...
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Father Adolph Schmitt, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1902-1975)
Adolph Schmitt was born in Kaiserlauten, Bavaria on July 15 1902. He was the son of Adolph Schmitt and Anna Hoche. When he was an infant, the family moved to West Hoboken, New Jersey. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Grammar School. He went to St. Joseph’s Passionist Preparatory Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland and then the...