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About Help Contact login Rev Emilio Creola SJ Title: Rev First Name: Emilio Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Creola Order: SJ Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1910 Place of Birth: Invorio Inf, Novara Country of Birth: Italy Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 29-Mar-1978 Place of Death: Genoa Country of Death: Italy Date of Burial: Place of Burial: Country of Burial: Find A Grave URL: FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Creola, Emilio Chaplain; born Invorio Inf, Novara, Italy, 15 February 1910; died Genoa, 29 March 1978, aged 68. Emilio Creola attended an apostolic school in his early years, and entered the Jesuits at Gozzano (Novara), 22 September 1926, studied philosophy and theology at Chieri, and was ordained, 15 July 1939. Regency was spent as a prefect at Cuneo and he taught at the Apostolic School at Muzzano, 1935-36. Tertianship was at Cuneo, 1942. He spent the early years of his priesthood working at Savona and at Trento, but contracted TB during this time and spent 1944-47 at a sanatorium at Cuneo, where he also looked after the library. He worked at Mendoza, Argentina, 1948-59. When the Australian province asked for an Italian chaplain for Norwood, because of the great number of Italian and Sicilian immigrants that began living in the Kensington and Norwood areas of Adelaide, South Australia, during the 1950s, Creola applied for the position, and arrived there in June 1959. However, his TB became advanced and he had to spend some time at Lourdes Hospital in Sydney. He returned to Norwood in 1961, remaining until he returned to Chieri in July 1963, where he was editor of 'Fiamma del S Cuore'. His final residence was as assistant priest, saying Mass and hearing confessions at the Genoa residence, Chiesa del Jesù, 1971-78. Creola was not a man much spoken about, he did not have a high profile or involve himself in special work, but he did devise a good method for learning English, and he was talented in languages. He was also interested in music. His best gift was probably his ability to relate well to people, as he was a friendly man. He did not present himself as a distinguished person, but was remembered for his ready wit and as one who liked to reminisce. He carried out his priestly duties with simplicity, and the wisdom he imparted to others was the result of his own simple life. This quality enabled him to connect quickly with people. He was very human, and in daily failings could become excitable. In Argentina and Australia he became competent in the English language. In Australia, he contributed to the Australian Italian Messenger of the Sacred Heart. When he returned to Italy, he was put in charge of the publishing house of 'la Fiamma'. He spent his life among simple, kind-hearted people, and was fondly remembered by them. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

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Emilio

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Creola

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15-Feb-1910

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Invorio Inf, Novara

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29-Mar-1978

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Genoa

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

Chaplain; born Invorio Inf, Novara, Italy, 15 February 1910; died Genoa, 29 March 1978, aged 68.

Emilio Creola attended an apostolic school in his early years, and entered the Jesuits at Gozzano (Novara), 22 September 1926, studied philosophy and theology at Chieri, and was ordained, 15 July 1939. Regency was spent as a prefect at Cuneo and he taught at the Apostolic School at Muzzano, 1935-36. Tertianship was at Cuneo, 1942. He spent the early years of his priesthood working at Savona and at Trento, but contracted TB during this time and spent 1944-47 at a sanatorium at Cuneo, where he also looked after the library. He worked at Mendoza, Argentina, 1948-59.

When the Australian province asked for an Italian chaplain for Norwood, because of the great number of Italian and Sicilian immigrants that began living in the Kensington and Norwood areas of Adelaide, South Australia, during the 1950s, Creola applied for the position, and arrived there in June 1959. However, his TB became advanced and he had to spend some time at Lourdes Hospital in Sydney. He returned to Norwood in 1961, remaining until he returned to Chieri in July 1963, where he was editor of 'Fiamma del S Cuore'. His final residence was as assistant priest, saying Mass and hearing confessions at the Genoa residence, Chiesa del Jesù, 1971-78.

Creola was not a man much spoken about, he did not have a high profile or involve himself in special work, but he did devise a good method for learning English, and he was talented in languages. He was also interested in music. His best gift was probably his ability to relate well to people, as he was a friendly man.

He did not present himself as a distinguished person, but was remembered for his ready wit and as one who liked to reminisce. He carried out his priestly duties with simplicity, and the wisdom he imparted to others was the result of his own simple life. This quality enabled him to connect quickly with people. He was very human, and in daily failings could become excitable.

In Argentina and Australia he became competent in the English language. In Australia, he contributed to the Australian Italian Messenger of the Sacred Heart. When he returned to Italy, he was put in charge of the publishing house of 'la Fiamma'. He spent his life among simple, kind-hearted people, and was fondly remembered by them.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Emilio Creola SJ

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