Rev Michael Murray SJ
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Rev
First Name:
Michael
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Murray
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SJ
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Strokestown, Co Roscommon
Country of Birth:
Ireland
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Place of Death:
Melbourne VIC
Country of Death:
Australia
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Boroondara, Kew VIC
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Australia
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Biographical Notes
Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Murray, Michael
Teacher, pastor; born Strokestown, Ireland, 31 March 1886; died Melbourne, 27 November 1949, aged 63.
Michael Murray entered the Society at Tullamore, 1 February 1905, studied philosophy at Stonyhurst and Gemert, 1908-10, did regency at Xavier College, Kew, 1910-16, and theology at Milltown Park, 1916-20. Tertianship was at Tullamore, 1921-22. After ordination he taught at Clongowes, Mungret, and Belvedere for short periods, before returning to Australia in 1927.
While in Australia he worked in the parishes of Norwood, 1927-30, Sevenhill, 1930-32, Norwood, 1932-33, Richmond, 1933-40, Star of the Sea, Milson's Point, 1940-42, and Richmond, 1942-48. His final years, 1948-49, were at Loyola College, Watsonia.
(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)