Murphy, Nicholas, 1849-1923, Capuchin priest

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Murphy, Nicholas, 1849-1923, Capuchin priest

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        22 October 1849-1 November 1923

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        Maurice Murphy was born in Kinnagh, County Wexford, on 22 October 1849. He was received into the Capuchin Order in Le Mans, France, on 14 July 1874. He took Nicholas as his religious name upon joining the Order. He continued his studies on the continent and was ordained a priest in Lorient, France, on 13 June 1879. Following his ordination, he returned to Ireland and was attached to Holy Trinity Friary in Cork, where he was appointed guardian (local superior). After a period of three years, he was transferred to the Church Street Friary in Dublin and took up the position of Vicar. In 1890 he was appointed President of Father Mathew Hall, a position he would hold for six years. He was instrumental in the building of both the Third Order Chapel attached to the Church of St. Mary of the Angels and the addition of a new wing to the Church Street Friary. He served as spiritual director of the Third Order of St. Francis sodality in Dublin for many years. He was a vigorous campaigner for the tenement residents of Church Street and petitioned Dublin Corporation on their behalf seeking improvements in housing and social conditions. In the public sphere, Fr. Nicholas served as chaplain to the Lord Mayor of Dublin and was a well-known attendee at numerous civic and religious functions in the city. He died in the Church Street Friary in Dublin on 1 November 1923 and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

        Baptismal name: Maurice Murphy
        Religious name: Fr. Nicholas Murphy OFM Cap.
        Date of birth: 22 Oct. 1849
        Place of birth: Kinnagh, County Wexford (Diocese of Ferns)
        Name of father: Patrick Murphy
        Name of mother: Anne Murphy (née Stafford)
        Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 14 July 1874
        Date of first profession: 12 Nov. 1875
        Date of final profession: 26 Nov. 1878
        Date of ordination (as priest): 13 June 1879
        Leadership positions: Provincial Definitor: 1893-1901; Custos General, 1904
        Date of death: 1 Nov. 1923
        Place of death: Church Street Friary, Dublin
        Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

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