Comerfort, Richard, 1580-1620, Jesuit priest

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Comerfort, Richard, 1580-1620, Jesuit priest

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  • Comerton
  • Comerford
  • Comertori
  • Comofortis
  • Comorford
  • Comorfort
  • Richardus Comofortius
  • Richardus Quemerford

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22 November 1580-21 April 1620

History

Born: 22 November 1580, Waterford City, County Waterford
Entered: 11 January 1605, St Andrea, Rome, Italy - Romanae Province (ROM)
Ordained: 1609, Rome Italy
Died: 21 April 1620, Waterford City, County Waterford - Romanae Province (ROM)

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Had studied 2 years Philosophy and 1 year Theology before entry
1609 at Ingolstadt after 4 years Theology repeating studies
1609-1610 Sent to Ireland with Daton and Briones
1610-1611 Librarian at Limoges
1611 at College of Limousin doing Theology
1614 Teaching Theology at Limoges
1615-1616 called to the Irish Mission
1617 in Ireland

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica”
Brother of James 1st and Thomas
1607 Was in Rome and received a letter from his brother James dated Madrid 28 September 1607. He was in bad health that year and Father Archer recommends his being sent to the Irish Mission (Oliver, Stonyhurst MSS, who calls him Quemford)
1609 In Bordeaux
1617 He appears in Ireland (IER 1874)
(Comerton entry suggests that he was Rector at Salamanca 1621-1624, but this is more likely to have been James Comerford 1st)

◆ Fr Francis Finegan SJ
Brother of James (Senior) and Thomas (infra)
Had studied at the Irish College Salamanca before Ent 11 January 1605 Rome on the same days as his brother Thomas
1607 After First Vows he was sent to resume Theology studies - most likely in Rome - and was Ordained there 1609;
1609 Arrived with Richard Daton in Bordeaux. Both had been sent to and were on their way to Ireland but in fact both were detained in France for some years.
Richard taught Philosophy for four years at Limoges College
1617 Arrived in Ireland and Waterford where he remained until his death there in 1620

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
QUEMERFORD,RICHARD. He was in bad health at Rome in the autumn of 1607, and F. Archer recommended his being sent to the Irish Mission.

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Comerfort, James, 1582-1640, Jesuit priest (1582-08 July 1640)

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IE IJA J/1078

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Comerfort, James, 1582-1640, Jesuit priest

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Comerfort, Richard, 1580-1620, Jesuit priest

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Younger brother of Richard - RIP 1620 and Older brother of Thomas - RIP 1636

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Comerfort, Thomas, 1583-1636, Jesuit priest (30 September 1583-10 September 1636)

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IE IJA J/1081

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Comerfort, Thomas, 1583-1636, Jesuit priest

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Comerfort, Richard, 1580-1620, Jesuit priest

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Older brother of James - RIP 1640 and Thomas - RIP 1636

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Romanae Province of the Society of Jesus, 1567- (1567-)

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Romanae Province of the Society of Jesus, 1567-

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Comerfort, Richard, 1580-1620, Jesuit priest

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Irish Mission of the Society of Jesus, 1542-1773 (1542-1773)

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Irish Mission of the Society of Jesus, 1542-1773

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Comerfort, Richard, 1580-1620, Jesuit priest

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