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About Help Contact login Rev Luke Murphy SJ Title: Rev First Name: Luke Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Murphy Order: SJ Date of Birth: 22-May-1856 Place of Birth: Rathangan, Co Kildare Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 17-Aug-1937 Place of Death: Sydney NSW Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1937 Place of Burial: Gore Hill NSW Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300619066 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Murphy, Luke Teacher; born Rathangan, 22 May 1856; died Sydney, 17 August 1937, aged 81. Luke Murphy entered the Society at Milltown Park, Dublin, 13 July 1873. His juniorate studies were at Roehampton, London, and philosophy studies at Stonyhurst. He taught mathematics, Italian and French at Tullamore College, 1879-85, before theology studies at Oña, Spain, 1885-89. He taught mathematics, Italian, French and Spanish at Clongowes, 1889-95, excluding 1892-3, when he did tertianship at Tronchiennes, Belgium. He arrived in Australia, 5 September 1895, and was soon after appointed rector of St Patrick's College, 25 June 1896, and afterwards rector of Riverview from 31 July 1897 until September 1900. His final appointment was to St Aloysius' College in 1903. During his time there he taught senior students and lectured at St John's College, University of Sydney. Murphy was above all a scholar and a teacher for 52 years right up to a few days before his death. He does not seem to have been a successful administrator, but he liked teaching and did it well. He always showed interest in his former students. He preferred the quiet life, and seldom appeared in public, and made no remarkable pronouncements. He was a humble and sincere man. He was remembered for his charm of manner, unfailing cheerfulness, thoughtfulness, urbanity, pleasant wit, devotion to duty, and exactness in fulfilling his spiritual duties. He was always eminently the priest. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Luke

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Murphy

Order:

Date of Birth:

22-May-1856

Place of Birth:

Rathangan, Co Kildare

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

17-Aug-1937

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1937

Place of Burial:

Gore Hill NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300619066

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

Teacher; born Rathangan, 22 May 1856; died Sydney, 17 August 1937, aged 81.

Luke Murphy entered the Society at Milltown Park, Dublin, 13 July 1873. His juniorate studies were at Roehampton, London, and philosophy studies at Stonyhurst. He taught mathematics, Italian and French at Tullamore College, 1879-85, before theology studies at Oña, Spain, 1885-89. He taught mathematics, Italian, French and Spanish at Clongowes, 1889-95, excluding 1892-3, when he did tertianship at Tronchiennes, Belgium.

He arrived in Australia, 5 September 1895, and was soon after appointed rector of St Patrick's College, 25 June 1896, and afterwards rector of Riverview from 31 July 1897 until September 1900. His final appointment was to St Aloysius' College in 1903. During his time there he taught senior students and lectured at St John's College, University of Sydney.

Murphy was above all a scholar and a teacher for 52 years right up to a few days before his death. He does not seem to have been a successful administrator, but he liked teaching and did it well. He always showed interest in his former students. He preferred the quiet life, and seldom appeared in public, and made no remarkable pronouncements.

He was a humble and sincere man. He was remembered for his charm of manner, unfailing cheerfulness, thoughtfulness, urbanity, pleasant wit, devotion to duty, and exactness in fulfilling his spiritual duties. He was always eminently the priest.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Luke Murphy SJ

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