Andrew James Geary was born on February 17, 1915, in Somerville, Massachusetts, and received his elementary and secondary education in the parish schools of St. Johnthe Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After graduating with honors from Providence College in 1937, he entered the Dominican novitiate at St. Rose Priory inSpringfield, Kentucky, where he took the name of Brother Cyril and made his first profession on August 16, 1938. Philosophical and theological studies followed at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, where he was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1944.
In April 1945, Father Geary completed the requirements for the Lectorate in Theology and was then assigned to St. Dominic's Parish in Denver, Colorado. In September 1945, he was sent to Laval University in Quebec for graduate work in social studies. In June, 1948, he received the degree of Doctor of Social Science and was immediately assigned to the House of Studies in River Forest to teach Social Economy, Experimental Psychology, and Homiletics. At the same time, he served as professor of theology at Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois, and at the Sheil School of Social Studies in Chicago. Each summer he took part in a program of theological instruction for Religious Sisters at St. Theresa's College in Winona, Minnesota.
In 1954, Father Geary was appointed to the staff at the Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1959, he was named Pastor and Prior at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1965, he was sent to teach theology at St. Catherine College in St. Paul, Minnesota, until 1966, when he returned to serve at the Shrine of St. Jude for two years. In 1968, Father Geary was appointed chaplain at St. Albert's Student Center for Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
In 1973, chronic health problems forced Father Geary to curtail his activities, and he was assigned as Associate Pastor at the Holy Trinity Croatian Parish in Chicago, Illinois. He died on July 5, 1977, in Mercy Hospital in Chicago as a result of severe emphysema. Following services at Holy Trinity Church, he was buried in the Dominican plot in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
In April 1945, Father Geary completed the requirements for the Lectorate in Theology and was then assigned to St. Dominic's Parish in Denver, Colorado. In September 1945, he was sent to Laval University in Quebec for graduate work in social studies. In June, 1948, he received the degree of Doctor of Social Science and was immediately assigned to the House of Studies in River Forest to teach Social Economy, Experimental Psychology, and Homiletics. At the same time, he served as professor of theology at Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois, and at the Sheil School of Social Studies in Chicago. Each summer he took part in a program of theological instruction for Religious Sisters at St. Theresa's College in Winona, Minnesota.
In 1954, Father Geary was appointed to the staff at the Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1959, he was named Pastor and Prior at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1965, he was sent to teach theology at St. Catherine College in St. Paul, Minnesota, until 1966, when he returned to serve at the Shrine of St. Jude for two years. In 1968, Father Geary was appointed chaplain at St. Albert's Student Center for Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
In 1973, chronic health problems forced Father Geary to curtail his activities, and he was assigned as Associate Pastor at the Holy Trinity Croatian Parish in Chicago, Illinois. He died on July 5, 1977, in Mercy Hospital in Chicago as a result of severe emphysema. Following services at Holy Trinity Church, he was buried in the Dominican plot in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Andrew James Geary was born on February 17, 1915, in Somerville, Massachusetts, and received his elementary and secondary education in the parish schools of St. Johnthe Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After graduating with honors from Providence College in 1937, he entered the Dominican novitiate at St. Rose Priory inSpringfield, Kentucky, where he took the name of Brother Cyril and made his first profession on August 16, 1938. Philosophical and theological studies followed at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, where he was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1944.
In April 1945, Father Geary completed the requirements for the Lectorate in Theology and was then assigned to St. Dominic's Parish in Denver, Colorado. In September 1945, he was sent to Laval University in Quebec for graduate work in social studies. In June, 1948, he received the degree of Doctor of Social Science and was immediately assigned to the House of Studies in River Forest to teach Social Economy, Experimental Psychology, and Homiletics. At the same time, he served as professor of theology at Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois, and at the Sheil School of Social Studies in Chicago. Each summer he took part in a program of theological instruction for Religious Sisters at St. Theresa's College in Winona, Minnesota.
In 1954, Father Geary was appointed to the staff at the Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1959, he was named Pastor and Prior at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1965, he was sent to teach theology at St. Catherine College in St. Paul, Minnesota, until 1966, when he returned to serve at the Shrine of St. Jude for two years. In 1968, Father Geary was appointed chaplain at St. Albert's Student Center for Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
In 1973, chronic health problems forced Father Geary to curtail his activities, and he was assigned as Associate Pastor at the Holy Trinity Croatian Parish in Chicago, Illinois. He died on July 5, 1977, in Mercy Hospital in Chicago as a result of severe emphysema. Following services at Holy Trinity Church, he was buried in the Dominican plot in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
In April 1945, Father Geary completed the requirements for the Lectorate in Theology and was then assigned to St. Dominic's Parish in Denver, Colorado. In September 1945, he was sent to Laval University in Quebec for graduate work in social studies. In June, 1948, he received the degree of Doctor of Social Science and was immediately assigned to the House of Studies in River Forest to teach Social Economy, Experimental Psychology, and Homiletics. At the same time, he served as professor of theology at Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois, and at the Sheil School of Social Studies in Chicago. Each summer he took part in a program of theological instruction for Religious Sisters at St. Theresa's College in Winona, Minnesota.
In 1954, Father Geary was appointed to the staff at the Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1959, he was named Pastor and Prior at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1965, he was sent to teach theology at St. Catherine College in St. Paul, Minnesota, until 1966, when he returned to serve at the Shrine of St. Jude for two years. In 1968, Father Geary was appointed chaplain at St. Albert's Student Center for Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
In 1973, chronic health problems forced Father Geary to curtail his activities, and he was assigned as Associate Pastor at the Holy Trinity Croatian Parish in Chicago, Illinois. He died on July 5, 1977, in Mercy Hospital in Chicago as a result of severe emphysema. Following services at Holy Trinity Church, he was buried in the Dominican plot in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
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