Richard Archdeacon, alias McGillacuddy (1616–1690), was an Irish Jesuit who wrote Catholic works in both English and Irish.[1]
Life
He entered the Society of Jesus at Mechlin on 28 September 1642. He was in due time enrolled among the professed fathers of the order. He was teaching humanities in 1650, he studied under the Jesuits at Antwerp and Lille, and he arrived at the Professed House at Antwerp 26 March 1653.[2]
For six years, he taught humanities and was professor of philosophy, moral theology, and Holy Scripture for a long period, chiefly at Louvain and Antwerp. His death occurred in Antwerp on 31 August 1693.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- 1 2 Cooper 1885.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cooper, Thompson (1885). "Archdekin, Richard". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. - Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- O'Donoghue, Fergus. "Archdekin, Richard [MacGiolla Cuddy] (1619–1693)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/617. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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