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About Help Contact login Rev Eduardo De La Peza SJ Title: Rev First Name: Eduardo Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: De La Peza Order: SJ Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1878 Place of Birth: Puebla Country of Birth: Mexico Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 05-Apr-1953 Place of Death: Mexico City Country of Death: Mexico 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: De La Peza, Eduardo Lecturer; born Puebla, México, 26 November 1878; died México City, 5 April 1953, aged 74. Edward de la Peza entered the Society, 7 September 1897, at the noviciate of Loyola, Spain, for the province of México. He studied rhetoric at Burgos and philosophy at Oña, Spain. Regency followed in México, 1904-06, in the colleges at Mascarones and Guadalajara. Theology was at Oña, Spain and Hastings, England, 1908-11. Tertianship was in Dublin. He taught at the Mascarones College, 1913-15, and worked around the city of México during 1915. He taught theology and philosophy in Montreal, Canada, 1916-24, before going to Australia and lecturing in philosophy and theology at Corpus Christi College, Werribee, 1925-31. He was lent to Australia to give some strength to the diocesan seminary when it was in its infant stage. He was a man of keen intellect and considerable learning, and a good professor, but somewhat over-sensitive and cast down if things did not go as he wished. More than once he wished to leave the college, and was with difficulty persuaded to stay on. He was highly valued as a retreat-giver, especially to priests. In 1932 he was engaged in pastoral work in Toronto, and in 1933 was back in México City as chaplain to English-speaking Americans and doing pastoral work. In 1941 he was superior of the residence, Enrico Martínez, and held the same office from 1952 at the Residencia de la Votiva, México. His contemporaries believed him to be a great Jesuit; very intelligent, a good and generous friend with a large heart. He had a strong character and austere appearance. Overall, he had a very impressionable personality. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

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05-Apr-1953

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
De La Peza, Eduardo

Lecturer; born Puebla, México, 26 November 1878; died México City, 5 April 1953, aged 74.

Edward de la Peza entered the Society, 7 September 1897, at the noviciate of Loyola, Spain, for the province of México. He studied rhetoric at Burgos and philosophy at Oña, Spain. Regency followed in México, 1904-06, in the colleges at Mascarones and Guadalajara. Theology was at Oña, Spain and Hastings, England, 1908-11. Tertianship was in Dublin.

He taught at the Mascarones College, 1913-15, and worked around the city of México during 1915. He taught theology and philosophy in Montreal, Canada, 1916-24, before going to Australia and lecturing in philosophy and theology at Corpus Christi College, Werribee, 1925-31. He was lent to Australia to give some strength to the diocesan seminary when it was in its infant stage.

He was a man of keen intellect and considerable learning, and a good professor, but somewhat over-sensitive and cast down if things did not go as he wished. More than once he wished to leave the college, and was with difficulty persuaded to stay on. He was highly valued as a retreat-giver, especially to priests.

In 1932 he was engaged in pastoral work in Toronto, and in 1933 was back in México City as chaplain to English-speaking Americans and doing pastoral work. In 1941 he was superior of the residence, Enrico Martínez, and held the same office from 1952 at the Residencia de la Votiva, México.

His contemporaries believed him to be a great Jesuit; very intelligent, a good and generous friend with a large heart. He had a strong character and austere appearance. Overall, he had a very impressionable personality.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Eduardo De La Peza SJ

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