Father Leo Patrick Cavanaugh OSA., was born on August 10, 1912, in Medford, Massachusetts, to Matthew Cavanaugh and Annie Macdonald, and was baptized on the following August 18, at St. Clement Catholic Church, Medford.
Leo graduated in 1931, from Boston College High School, Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College, Boston, in 1938.
He was received into the Augustinian novitiate October 30, 1938, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine October 31, 1939, and his solemn vows on October 31, 1942. He pursued theological studies from 1941 till 1944 at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C., and was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1943.
Father Cavanaugh was assigned in 1944, to St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, as a Teacher. He was transferred in 1946, to Cascia Hall School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a Teacher. He taught at Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, California, between 1950 and 1951.
In 1951, he returned to St. Rita High School, Chicago, where he taught with great dedication for the remaining years of his life.
Toward the end of his life, Father Cavanaugh suffered from terminal cancer, which caused his death on January 23, 1984, in Portland, Maine.
He was known as a gentle man and, especially in his later years, for his care for his Augustinian community and for the students he taught.
He is buried in the Augustinian Plot at St. Mary Cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Leo graduated in 1931, from Boston College High School, Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College, Boston, in 1938.
He was received into the Augustinian novitiate October 30, 1938, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine October 31, 1939, and his solemn vows on October 31, 1942. He pursued theological studies from 1941 till 1944 at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C., and was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1943.
Father Cavanaugh was assigned in 1944, to St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, as a Teacher. He was transferred in 1946, to Cascia Hall School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a Teacher. He taught at Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, California, between 1950 and 1951.
In 1951, he returned to St. Rita High School, Chicago, where he taught with great dedication for the remaining years of his life.
Toward the end of his life, Father Cavanaugh suffered from terminal cancer, which caused his death on January 23, 1984, in Portland, Maine.
He was known as a gentle man and, especially in his later years, for his care for his Augustinian community and for the students he taught.
He is buried in the Augustinian Plot at St. Mary Cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Father Leo Patrick Cavanaugh OSA., was born on August 10, 1912, in Medford, Massachusetts, to Matthew Cavanaugh and Annie Macdonald, and was baptized on the following August 18, at St. Clement Catholic Church, Medford.
Leo graduated in 1931, from Boston College High School, Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College, Boston, in 1938.
He was received into the Augustinian novitiate October 30, 1938, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine October 31, 1939, and his solemn vows on October 31, 1942. He pursued theological studies from 1941 till 1944 at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C., and was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1943.
Father Cavanaugh was assigned in 1944, to St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, as a Teacher. He was transferred in 1946, to Cascia Hall School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a Teacher. He taught at Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, California, between 1950 and 1951.
In 1951, he returned to St. Rita High School, Chicago, where he taught with great dedication for the remaining years of his life.
Toward the end of his life, Father Cavanaugh suffered from terminal cancer, which caused his death on January 23, 1984, in Portland, Maine.
He was known as a gentle man and, especially in his later years, for his care for his Augustinian community and for the students he taught.
He is buried in the Augustinian Plot at St. Mary Cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Leo graduated in 1931, from Boston College High School, Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College, Boston, in 1938.
He was received into the Augustinian novitiate October 30, 1938, professing his simple vows in the Order of St. Augustine October 31, 1939, and his solemn vows on October 31, 1942. He pursued theological studies from 1941 till 1944 at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C., and was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1943.
Father Cavanaugh was assigned in 1944, to St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, as a Teacher. He was transferred in 1946, to Cascia Hall School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a Teacher. He taught at Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, California, between 1950 and 1951.
In 1951, he returned to St. Rita High School, Chicago, where he taught with great dedication for the remaining years of his life.
Toward the end of his life, Father Cavanaugh suffered from terminal cancer, which caused his death on January 23, 1984, in Portland, Maine.
He was known as a gentle man and, especially in his later years, for his care for his Augustinian community and for the students he taught.
He is buried in the Augustinian Plot at St. Mary Cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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