Brophy, Charles, 1895-1976, Capuchin priest

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Brophy, Charles, 1895-1976, Capuchin priest

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        13 October 1895-13 May 1976

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        Nicholas Brophy was born in Sandymount in Dublin on 13 October 1895. He entered the Capuchin novitiate in Kilkenny in 1917 and took Charles as his religious name. He later attended the Capuchin College in Rochestown in County Cork and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from University College Cork in 1921. He was ordained to the priesthood in June 1925. The entirety of his priestly ministry was spent in Dublin. He was President of Father Mathew Temperance Hall in the capital from 1928 to 1934 and was guardian (local superior) of the Church Street Capuchin community from 1934 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1949. He also served as Provincial Definitor from 1937-40 and from 1946-9. He founded the Retreat House in Raheny in Dublin and became its first director in 1957. He was well-known for his enclosed retreats in Raheny and for his missionary and preaching work particularly in his native Dublin which continued until his health deteriorated in his later years. He died in Jervis Street Hospital on 13 May 1976 and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.

        Baptismal name: Nicholas Brophy
        Religious name: Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap.
        Date of birth: 13 Oct. 1895
        Place of birth: Sandymount, Dublin
        Name of father: Peter Brophy
        Name of mother: Catherine Byrne (née Byrne)
        Date of parents’ marriage: 15 Nov. 1894
        Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 17 Sept. 1917
        Date of first profession: 29 Sept. 1918
        Date of final profession: 29 Sept. 1921
        Date of ordination (as priest): 29 June 1925
        Educational attainments: BA, 1921
        Leadership positions: Provincial Definitor (Councillor), 1937-40, 1946-9; Custos General, 1940-3, 1943-6
        Date of death: 13 May 1976
        Place of death: Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin
        Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

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