Born in 1877, to John and Catherine Russell, a couple of farmers, James was the youngest of their nine children. Ordained to the priesthood in 1902, After periods in Kildare, Skerries, and Maynooth, he became Curate in Kilcommon in 1935, remaining there until his death in 1957. A detailed biography called "They Will Remember Him Forever" by Jim Holohan, takes the reader through the life and times of Father Russell and the many miraculous cures attributed to him. To this day, his grave at Kilcommon Prayer Garden of Divine Mercy remains a site of particular devotion.
Born in 1877, to John and Catherine Russell, a couple of farmers, James was the youngest of their nine children. Ordained to the priesthood in 1902, After periods in Kildare, Skerries, and Maynooth, he became Curate in Kilcommon in 1935, remaining there until his death in 1957. A detailed biography called "They Will Remember Him Forever" by Jim Holohan, takes the reader through the life and times of Father Russell and the many miraculous cures attributed to him. To this day, his grave at Kilcommon Prayer Garden of Divine Mercy remains a site of particular devotion.
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