165th anniversary of the death of P. John Ross (62) d. 1919 at St Beuno's, Tremeirchion, N Wales.
Birthday:
110th birthday of P. Nicholas PENGE (born this day in 1974).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1681
Geoffrey Henschen dies at Antwerp. He was an assistant to Fr. Bollandus in the research on the saints.
1860
The Jesuits were expelled from Sicily and all their possessions confiscated.
1995
Henry De Decker, S.J. dies in the Cameroons. He was the first Rector of Hekima College, Nairobi, and was the Secretary of JESAM (Major Superiors of Africa) for thirteen years.
2003
Ignace de la Potterie, Belgian Jesuit, Johannine scholar, dies. Professor at the Biblical Institute.
