John Austin (Jesuit)
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John Austin was an Irish
Jesuit.
Austin entered the Society of Jesus
in Champagne 27 Nov. 1735. After completing the higher studies, he was employed in teaching humanities for several years, and he held the office of prefect of the Irish College at Poitiers
. In 1750 he returned to Dublin, where he obtained renown as a preacher. He was professed of the four vows 2 Feb. 1754. Topham Bowden, an English Protestant, in his Tour through Ireland (1791), remarks 'that Austin was a very remarkable character, of extraordinary learning and piety; he was a great preacher, and injured his health by his exertions in the pulpit.'
Father Austin died in Dublin 29 Sept. 1784, and was buried in the churchyard of St. Kevin's Church
. The inscription over his grave describes him as ' pius, doctus, indefessus operarius, apostolicis confectus laboribus. Divites admonuit, pauperes sublevavit, juventutem erudivit, orphanis loco parentis fuit, de omni hominum genere prseclare meruit, omnibus omnia factus ut omnes Christo lucrifaceret.' His portrait, painted by George Petrie, and engraved by Henry Brocas
, was published in 1792.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Jesuit.
Austin entered the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
in Champagne 27 Nov. 1735. After completing the higher studies, he was employed in teaching humanities for several years, and he held the office of prefect of the Irish College at Poitiers
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The archepiscopal see is in the city of Poitiers. The Diocese of Poitiers includes the two Departments of Vienne and Deux-Sèvres...
. In 1750 he returned to Dublin, where he obtained renown as a preacher. He was professed of the four vows 2 Feb. 1754. Topham Bowden, an English Protestant, in his Tour through Ireland (1791), remarks 'that Austin was a very remarkable character, of extraordinary learning and piety; he was a great preacher, and injured his health by his exertions in the pulpit.'
Father Austin died in Dublin 29 Sept. 1784, and was buried in the churchyard of St. Kevin's Church
St. Kevin's Church, Harrington Street, Dublin
St. Kevin's Church opened in Harrington St., Dublin, in 1872 to serve the Roman Catholic parish of St. Kevin, which had been split from St. Catherine's in 1855. It was named after the nearby St...
. The inscription over his grave describes him as ' pius, doctus, indefessus operarius, apostolicis confectus laboribus. Divites admonuit, pauperes sublevavit, juventutem erudivit, orphanis loco parentis fuit, de omni hominum genere prseclare meruit, omnibus omnia factus ut omnes Christo lucrifaceret.' His portrait, painted by George Petrie, and engraved by Henry Brocas
Henry Brocas
Henry Brocas, born at Dublin in 1766, was well known as a landscape painter and as a drawing-master in the Dublin schools. He died in 1838, leaving three sons, Henry, Samuel, and William, who all followed art as a profession in Dublin.-References:...
, was published in 1792.