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About Help Contact login Rev John Martin SJ Title: Rev First Name: John Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Martin Order: SJ Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1876 Place of Birth: Wigan, Lancashire Country of Birth: England Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 05-Mar-1951 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 06-Mar-1951 Place of Burial: Boroondara, Kew VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208226442 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Martin, John Teacher; Irishman, born Wigan, Lancashire, England, 19 October 1876; died Melbourne, 5 March 1951, aged 74. John Martin, a man with a ruddy complexion and twinkling eyes, was educated at Mungret, and entered the Society at Tullamore, 7 September 1893. After his juniorate, he studied philosophy at Jersey, 1897-1900. He taught at Clongowes, and Xavier College, Melbourne, 1901-07, and was also a prefect. At Xavier he taught mathematics, English, Latin and French, and his classes were always attractive for the way he aroused interest in the subject. He was a firm teacher - no foolery in his classes, but he was able to combine humour with severity. He delighted his class at times by reading them a story from 'Sherlock Holmes' or the like. He enjoyed games and loved music. Theology studies followed at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1907-10, and tertianship at Tronchiennes the following year. He returned to Australia to teach at Xavier College, 1911-15, and St Patrick's College, 1915-21. He did parish work at Richmond, 1921-28, where he was recognised as in indefatigable worker, before returning to teach at Xavier College until 1940. He was also procurator of the mission and later of the vice-province. He taught at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1940-41, and at Burke Hall, 1941-50. He was always a very retiring man, rarely seen at public functions, but good company for Old Boys, who sought him out in his room, smoking a cigar or a pipe, and together they shared memories of former days. He was a kind and thoughtful person helpful to scholastics in the colleges. He was a good counsellor, always cheerful and good with more difficult members of the community. He was an expert teacher of French and popular with his students. He had great devotion to his work, and was admired as a preacher, although he did not particularly like the pulpit. He also had a fine singing voice. In his latter years he suffered from heart disease, but did not draw attention to it. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

John

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Martin

Order:

Date of Birth:

19-Oct-1876

Place of Birth:

Wigan, Lancashire

Country of Birth:

England

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

05-Mar-1951

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

06-Mar-1951

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208226442

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Martin, John

Teacher; Irishman, born Wigan, Lancashire, England, 19 October 1876; died Melbourne, 5 March 1951, aged 74.

John Martin, a man with a ruddy complexion and twinkling eyes, was educated at Mungret, and entered the Society at Tullamore, 7 September 1893. After his juniorate, he studied philosophy at Jersey, 1897-1900. He taught at Clongowes, and Xavier College, Melbourne, 1901-07, and was also a prefect.

At Xavier he taught mathematics, English, Latin and French, and his classes were always attractive for the way he aroused interest in the subject. He was a firm teacher - no foolery in his classes, but he was able to combine humour with severity. He delighted his class at times by reading them a story from 'Sherlock Holmes' or the like. He enjoyed games and loved music.

Theology studies followed at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1907-10, and tertianship at Tronchiennes the following year. He returned to Australia to teach at Xavier College, 1911-15, and St Patrick's College, 1915-21. He did parish work at Richmond, 1921-28, where he was recognised as in indefatigable worker, before returning to teach at Xavier College until 1940.

He was also procurator of the mission and later of the vice-province. He taught at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1940-41, and at Burke Hall, 1941-50. He was always a very retiring man, rarely seen at public functions, but good company for Old Boys, who sought him out in his room, smoking a cigar or a pipe, and together they shared memories of former days.

He was a kind and thoughtful person helpful to scholastics in the colleges. He was a good counsellor, always cheerful and good with more difficult members of the community. He was an expert teacher of French and popular with his students. He had great devotion to his work, and was admired as a preacher, although he did not particularly like the pulpit. He also had a fine singing voice. In his latter years he suffered from heart disease, but did not draw attention to it.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev John Martin SJ

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