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Fr. Theophilus Pospisilik, OSF 7th President 1880-86 |
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Fr. Theophilus Pospisilik, OSF 7th President 1880-86 |
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FRIEDSAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY Archives Biographical |
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Fr. Theophilus was a native of Bohemia and was born July 24, 1829. He first worked for the Custody of the Immaculate Conception at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in New York City. Ten years before Fr. Theophilus became president he taught Moral Theology and Sacred Scripture in the seminary. When elected president in 1881, Fr. Theophilus helped diffuse problems with the college gaining its permanent Board of Regents charter. In addition, Fr Theophilus brought the first doctor to the campus and an extra medical fee of five dollars was added to the tuition. In 1883, the College's first athletic club was chartered and was known as the Athletic Society, and in 1885 the Junior Athletic society was formed for the preparatory students.
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Biographical Information:
NAME: POSPISILIK, THEOPHILUS (FR) (OSF)
OTHER NAMES: NONE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1829-07-24
PLACE OF BIRTH: ROSTENI, MORAVIA
RECEPTION INTO ORDER: UNKNOWN
ORDINATION DATE: 1855-09-10
PLACE OF ORDINATION: UNKNOWN
SERVED AT SBU:1880-1886
SERVED AS PRES: 1880-1886
SERVED ELSEWHERE: UNKNOWN
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MARCH 1,1883 HELPED TO ESTABLISH 1ST ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION AT SBU (CALLED THE ATHLETIC SOCIETY)
DATE OF DEATH: 1896-07-31
BURIAL PLACE: POSEN, GERMANY
LOCATION OF PHOTOS: ARCHIVES\FOUNDER'S ROOM
Bibliography:
Angelo, Mark V., OFM. The History of St. Bonaventure University. St. Bonaventure, NY: Franciscan Institute, 1961.
Hammon, Walter, OFM. The First Bonaventure Men. Paterson, NJ: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1958.
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This page was created by Kevin Lawless as part of an internship during the Fall 2004 semester. Any changes, other than minor editing, are noted at the bottom of the page.
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