O'Connor was ordained at St. John Lateran on 30 March 1895. O'Connor served as curate at St. Joseph's in Bradford, England, and later at St. Marie's, Halifax, West Vale and St. Anne's, Keighley. From 1909 to 1919, O'Connor was parish priest of Heckmondwike, where he helped build the Church of the Holy Spirit. It was in Keighley that O'Connor met the writer G. K. Chesterton in 1904. He would later receive Chesterton into the Roman Catholic faith in 1922. O'Connor served as parish priest of St Cuthbert's, Bradford, from 1919 until his death. In 1937 he was made a Privy Chamberlain to His Holiness (a monsignor). O'Connor died at the Sisters of Mercy nursing home in Horsforth on 6 February 1952.[1]
Literary connectionsedit
After meeting G. K. Chesterton in 1904, O'Connor became the model for the Father Brown character and the two men maintained a friendship for over 30 years. O'Connor was also associated with the Catholic authors Hilaire Belloc, Maurice Baring and the (convert) typographer and engraver Eric Gill. O'Connor published poems, book reviews and prose in English Catholic periodicals and newspapers, and also translated the work of French poet Paul Claudel (including "The Satin Slipper" and "Ways and Crossways") and the philosopher Jacques Maritain's "Art et Scolastique".[2]
Archiveedit
The papers of O'Connor are held at the University of St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto. The collection contains hand-written and typed manuscripts, poems, translations and radio transcripts created and accumulated by O'Connor, as well as his correspondence, collected ephemera (including news clippings, Christmas cards, posters, pamphlets, and small press publications) and research notes. The majority of the material relates to O'Connor friendship with the author G. K. Chesterton, although O'Connor also translated Latin religious poetry and composed his own verse and wrote prose pieces on literature, church history, morality, religion and philosophy.[2]
Works by Monsignor John O'Connor at Faded Page (Canada)
Works by John O'Connor at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
December 18, 2023
john, connor, priest, this, article, about, yorkshire, catholic, priest, anglican, priest, john, connor, archdeacon, emly, former, archbishop, roman, catholic, archdiocese, york, john, connor, cardinal, other, people, named, john, connor, john, connor, disambi. This article is about the Yorkshire Catholic priest For the Anglican priest see John O Connor Archdeacon of Emly For the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York see John O Connor cardinal For other people named John O Connor see John O Connor disambiguation John O Connor 1870 1952 was an Irish Catholic parish priest in England who was the basis of G K Chesterton s fictional detective Father Brown O Connor was instrumental in Chesterton s conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1922 O Connor also received the poet and painter David Jones into the church in 1921 and was associated with Eric Gill and the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic at Ditchling The Right Reverend MonsignorJohn O ConnorBorn 1870 12 05 5 December 1870Clonmel County Tipperary IrelandDied6 February 1952 1952 02 06 aged 81 Horsforth Leeds EnglandReligionRoman Catholic ChurchOrdained30 March 1895Congregations servedCurate at St Joseph s Church Bradford Curate at St Marie s Church Halifax and St Anne s Church Keighley Parish priest of Heckmondwike Parish priest at St Cuthbert s Church Bradford Contents 1 Biography 2 Literary connections 3 Archive 4 References 5 External links and related archival materialBiography editBorn on 5 December 1870 in Clonmel County Tipperary Ireland O Connor was educated by the Franciscans and Christian Brothers until the age of twelve at which point he left for Douai in Flanders to study at the English Benedictine College He later studied theology and philosophy at the English College in Rome O Connor was ordained at St John Lateran on 30 March 1895 O Connor served as curate at St Joseph s in Bradford England and later at St Marie s Halifax West Vale and St Anne s Keighley From 1909 to 1919 O Connor was parish priest of Heckmondwike where he helped build the Church of the Holy Spirit It was in Keighley that O Connor met the writer G K Chesterton in 1904 He would later receive Chesterton into the Roman Catholic faith in 1922 O Connor served as parish priest of St Cuthbert s Bradford from 1919 until his death In 1937 he was made a Privy Chamberlain to His Holiness a monsignor O Connor died at the Sisters of Mercy nursing home in Horsforth on 6 February 1952 1 Literary connections editAfter meeting G K Chesterton in 1904 O Connor became the model for the Father Brown character and the two men maintained a friendship for over 30 years O Connor was also associated with the Catholic authors Hilaire Belloc Maurice Baring and the convert typographer and engraver Eric Gill O Connor published poems book reviews and prose in English Catholic periodicals and newspapers and also translated the work of French poet Paul Claudel including The Satin Slipper and Ways and Crossways and the philosopher Jacques Maritain s Art et Scolastique 2 Archive editThe papers of O Connor are held at the University of St Michael s College at the University of Toronto The collection contains hand written and typed manuscripts poems translations and radio transcripts created and accumulated by O Connor as well as his correspondence collected ephemera including news clippings Christmas cards posters pamphlets and small press publications and research notes The majority of the material relates to O Connor friendship with the author G K Chesterton although O Connor also translated Latin religious poetry and composed his own verse and wrote prose pieces on literature church history morality religion and philosophy 2 References edit Monsignor John O Connor Papers a b Monsignor John O Connor Papers University of St Michael s College John M Kelly Library Retrieved 15 October 2015 External links and related archival material editG K Chesterton Archival Collection at the University of St Michael s College at the University of Toronto Works by Monsignor John O Connor at Faded Page Canada Works by John O Connor at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John O 27Connor priest amp oldid 1158523287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
