Arnold Damen
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| Born | March 20, 1815 Leur, North Brabant |
| Died | January 1, 1890 (aged 74) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Burial place | Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis |
| Occupation | Jesuit priest |
Arnold Damen, S.J. (1815–1890) was a Dutch Jesuit missionary who is noted for bringing Jesuit education to Chicago.
Biography
Damen was born in Leur, North Brabant (The Netherlands) on March 20, 1815, and joined the Jesuit missions in North America under Pierre-Jean De Smet.[1] He trained at St. Stanislaus Novitiate in Florissant, Missouri, and was ordained in 1844.[2] His first job was teaching at St. Louis University, but in 1847 he was appointed pastor of the college church of St. Francis Xavier in St. Louis.[1] In 1857 he was sent to establish the first Jesuit presence in Chicago, where he founded St. Ignatius College Prep, as well as the institution that would become Loyola University.[2]
He died at Creighton College in Omaha, Nebraska, on January 1, 1890.[1]
He is the namesake of Damen Avenue in Chicago.[3]
References
- ^ a b c De Vries, William (1910). "Hollanders in the United States". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b "Arnold J. Damen, S.J. President of Loyola: 1870-1872". luc.edu. Loyola University. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017.
- ^ Varon, Roz (May 5, 2015). "7 on the Streets: Damen Avenue, Halsted Street, Ogden Avenue". Chicago: WLS-TV. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
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