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About Help Contact login Rev William Saul SJ Title: Rev First Name: William Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Saul Order: SJ Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1910 Place of Birth: Dublin Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 22-Jul-1976 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 23-Jul-1976 Place of Burial: Boroondara, Kew VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208250240 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Saul, William Teacher, musician; born Dublin, Ireland, 18 October 1910; died Melbourne, 22 July 1976, aged 65. William Saul was educated at the Christian Brothers' school, Synge St., Dublin, 1920-28, and entered the Society at St Stanislaus, Tullamore, 1 September 1928. Philosophy studies were at Tullamore, 1932-34, and his juniorate studies in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and Gaelic, were at the National University, Dublin, 1930-31. Regency was at Mungret College, Limerick, 1935, and Clongowes Wood, 1936-37. His theology was at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1938-41, and tertianship at Rathfarnham, 1942. Before arriving in Australia in 1948, he taught at the Crescent, Limerick, and at Clongowes. From 1955-61 Saul taught mathematics and music, as well as directing the military band at Xavier College, Kew. Then he taught religion, mathematics and music at Riverview, 1962-71. After a year at Canisius College, Pymble, 1972, he spent the last years of his life at the provincial residence, Hawthorn. Saul was a highly talented musician and could play any instrument in the orchestra. He created an arrangement of 'Galway Lullaby' from which he received royalties. He was not an easy man to know, and was considered irascible. In his latter years, he did not appreciate superiors, whom he considered were not friendly towards him. He did not always appear to be the happiest of men. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

William

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Saul

Order:

Date of Birth:

18-Oct-1910

Place of Birth:

Dublin

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

22-Jul-1976

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

23-Jul-1976

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208250240

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

Teacher, musician; born Dublin, Ireland, 18 October 1910; died Melbourne, 22 July 1976, aged 65.

William Saul was educated at the Christian Brothers' school, Synge St., Dublin, 1920-28, and entered the Society at St Stanislaus, Tullamore, 1 September 1928. Philosophy studies were at Tullamore, 1932-34, and his juniorate studies in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and Gaelic, were at the National University, Dublin, 1930-31. Regency was at Mungret College, Limerick, 1935, and Clongowes Wood, 1936-37. His theology was at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1938-41, and tertianship at Rathfarnham, 1942.

Before arriving in Australia in 1948, he taught at the Crescent, Limerick, and at Clongowes. From 1955-61 Saul taught mathematics and music, as well as directing the military band at Xavier College, Kew. Then he taught religion, mathematics and music at Riverview, 1962-71. After a year at Canisius College, Pymble, 1972, he spent the last years of his life at the provincial residence, Hawthorn.

Saul was a highly talented musician and could play any instrument in the orchestra. He created an arrangement of 'Galway Lullaby' from which he received royalties. He was not an easy man to know, and was considered irascible. In his latter years, he did not appreciate superiors, whom he considered were not friendly towards him. He did not always appear to be the happiest of men.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev William Saul SJ

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