Connolly, Arthur T. (Arthur Theodore), 1853-1933
Dates
- Existence: 1853 December 2 - 1933 November 10
Biographical note
Arthur T. Connolly was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on December 2, 1853. He attended Boston College then transferred to St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. He entered the Grand Seminary in Montreal, Quebec to study theology and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1876. Relocating back to Boston, Connolly would remain a lifelong parish priest. His longest tenure was as the inaugural rector for the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Boston, serving from 1892 until his retirement in 1931. From 1916-1932, Connolly also served as a Trustee of the Boston Public Library, acting as the Library’s Board President from 1923-24 and 1927-28. Connolly was also an avid collector and traveler. He acquired numerous books and art objects which he later donated to Catholic institutions of higher learning. Connolly died on November 10, 1933.
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Boston College collection of John Bapst, SJ
This collection documents the first president of Boston College, John Bapst, SJ, from his time as a missionary in Maine in the mid-1800s through the early history of Boston College. It is composed of correspondence, ephemera, publications, and other typescripts. The missionary materials also document the establishment of Catholic churches in Maine, the anti-Catholic Know-Nothing movement, and Jesuit work with the Penobscot Nation.
Collection is open for research.
Class of approximately 1872
Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.
Connolly, Arthur T., 1860-1928
Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.
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