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About Help Contact login Rev Eustace Boylan SJ Title: Rev First Name: Eustace Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Boylan Order: SJ Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1869 Place of Birth: Dublin Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 17-Oct-1953 Place of Death: Sydney NSW Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: Oct - 1953 Place of Burial: Gore Hill, Ryde NSW Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/301337537 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Boylan, Eustace Teacher, writer and editor; born Dublin, 19 March 1869; died Sydney, 17 October 1953, aged 84. Eustace Boylan entered the Society at Dromore, Co Down, Ireland, 7 November 1886, as a novice under John Colgan. After his study of rhetoric at Tullamore, 1888-1889, he was sent to Australia and St Aloysius College, teaching fourth grade, from 1890-94. He taught at Riverview, 1895-6, and was involved with theatre, music, choir and debating. Philosophy studies at Louvain followed these six years of teaching, immediately followed by theology at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1899-03, and tertianship at Tronchiennes, Belgium. From 1904 to 1906 he was director and editor of the Irish Messenger, prefect of the gymnasium, and did some teaching at Belvedere College, Dublin. Because of chronic bronchial problems, Boylan returned to Australia and Xavier College in 1906, and remained there until 1919. He taught, was hall prefect, and prefect of studies from 1908-17. He edited the Xaverian, 1915-17, and wrote a popular school novel, The Heart of the School, a light commentary on social life at Xavier College. In 1918 Boylan began his most memorable work, editor of the Australian Messenger of the Sacred Heart and the Madonna, which he retained until 1949. He was highly acclaimed for this work. From 1919-49, he was stationed at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, where he was also rector and prefect of studies from 1919-21. He also held the job of national director of the Apostleship of Prayer and promoter of the Marian Congregations within the vice-province. During this time he built a fine entrance hall and a science block, which also contained the Messenger building. His final years, 1949-53, were spent at Canisius College, Pymble, where he continued to write. Throughout his life, Boylan was afflicted with deafness, and soon after ordination became almost totally deaf. He continued to give retreats and hear confessions, but it was only late in life that he received real help from hearing aids. He had a most joyful nature that endeared him to people. He was a good writer, a fine editor, and a popular retreat-director. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Eustace

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Boylan

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Date of Birth:

19-Mar-1869

Place of Birth:

Dublin

Country of Birth:

Ireland

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Place of Ordination:

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Seminary:

Date of Death:

17-Oct-1953

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Oct - 1953

Place of Burial:

Gore Hill, Ryde NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/301337537

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

Teacher, writer and editor; born Dublin, 19 March 1869; died Sydney, 17 October 1953, aged 84.

Eustace Boylan entered the Society at Dromore, Co Down, Ireland, 7 November 1886, as a novice under John Colgan. After his study of rhetoric at Tullamore, 1888-1889, he was sent to Australia and St Aloysius College, teaching fourth grade, from 1890-94. He taught at Riverview, 1895-6, and was involved with theatre, music, choir and debating.

Philosophy studies at Louvain followed these six years of teaching, immediately followed by theology at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1899-03, and tertianship at Tronchiennes, Belgium. From 1904 to 1906 he was director and editor of the Irish Messenger, prefect of the gymnasium, and did some teaching at Belvedere College, Dublin.

Because of chronic bronchial problems, Boylan returned to Australia and Xavier College in 1906, and remained there until 1919. He taught, was hall prefect, and prefect of studies from 1908-17. He edited the Xaverian, 1915-17, and wrote a popular school novel, The Heart of the School, a light commentary on social life at Xavier College.

In 1918 Boylan began his most memorable work, editor of the Australian Messenger of the Sacred Heart and the Madonna, which he retained until 1949. He was highly acclaimed for this work.

From 1919-49, he was stationed at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, where he was also rector and prefect of studies from 1919-21. He also held the job of national director of the Apostleship of Prayer and promoter of the Marian Congregations within the vice-province. During this time he built a fine entrance hall and a science block, which also contained the Messenger building.

His final years, 1949-53, were spent at Canisius College, Pymble, where he continued to write.

Throughout his life, Boylan was afflicted with deafness, and soon after ordination became almost totally deaf. He continued to give retreats and hear confessions, but it was only late in life that he received real help from hearing aids. He had a most joyful nature that endeared him to people. He was a good writer, a fine editor, and a popular retreat-director.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Eustace Boylan SJ

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