Born: 29 September 1889, New Street, Limerick City, County Limerick Entered: 07 September 1906, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly Ordained: 18 December 1921, Milltown Park, Dublin Final Vows: 02 February 1928, St Aloysius College, Milson’s Point, Sydney, Australia Died: 22 January 1973, Kostka Hall, Melbourne, Australia - Australia Province (ASL)
Transcribed : HIB to ASL 05 April 1931
Younger brother of Fr Daniel FitzGibbon SJ - RIP 1956
Educated at Crescent College SJ
by 1911 at Leuven Belgium (BELG) studying Came to Australia for Regency 1913
◆ David Strong SJ “The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848-2015”, 2nd Edition, Halstead Press, Ultimo NSW, Australia, 2017 - ISBN : 9781925043280 : His early education was at the Presentation Sisters, Sexton Street, Limerick and with the Jesuits at Crescent College, before he Entered at St Stanislaus College Tullabeg.
1908-1910 He remained in Tullabeg for a Juniorate in Latin, Greek and English, gaining a BA from University College Dublin 1910-1913 He was scent to Leuven Belgium for Philosophy 1913-1919 He was sent to Australia for Regency, first to Xavier College Kew, and then St Patrick’s College Melbourne, where he taught Junior classes and French to the Senior classes. 1919-1922 He returned to Ireland and Milltown Park Dublin for Theology 1922-1925 He was sent teaching first to Clongowes and then Coláiste Iognáid 1925-1926 He was sent to Hastings to complete his Theology 1926-1927 He made Tertianship at Tullabeg. 1928-1934 He came back to Australia and St Aloysius College Sydney 1934-1936 He was sent to the Richmond Parish 1936-1953 He was back teaching at St Patrick’s College 1953-1973 He was sent to Kostka Hall at Xavier College, where he taught Religion, French and History until 1964
As well as teaching, he worked weekend supplies, heard confessions and gave retreats and tridua. He was Spiritual Father to the Boys and directed the Crusaders and Apostleship of Prayer Sodalities. He always appreciated the many contacts with priests, former students and friends.
He was an enthusiastic man and very Irish in his leanings. He was pious but also communicated contemporary devotion to the boys.
He spent the last few years of his life in nursing homes, and he found the inactivity tough. He eventually came to some peace about this, as he came to accept the death of friends, being out of Jesuit community, and he died a happy and contented man.
Older brother of Michael Fitzgibbon - RIP 1973
Entered Province.
Worked in.
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