Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-20
RICHARD d PALMA
NOTED JESUIT IS
DEAD FOLLOWING
BRIEF ILLNESS
Father Of Society Of Jesus,
Who Assisted in First Ser
vices in Immaculate Con.
ception Church in Albu-
querque, Passes Away.
ORDAINED IN WOODSTOCK
BY CARDINAL GIBBONS

Father Richard al Paint g. J.. one
of the best loved and most widely
known OF the Jesuit missionary priests
OF the Roman Catholic church In the
southwest. died at Trinidad, colo.
this morning. following a brief illness
Of two weeks a complication o. liver
ana kidney trouble being the direct
cause Of his death which came at .
O'Clock today Father III Palma was
for ten years a resident OF Aihuquer-
que and although he lived IN many
jesuit missions In Colorado. New Mex
ico and Texas, he always considered
this city his homo insofar as "a MEM
Der OF the Society Of Jesus can call
any earthly place home. Fl6her al
Palma was present on the occasion
when the first mass was celebrated IN
tine Immaculate Conception church IN
Albuquerque ON July /, 1882. and
either celebrated The mass or preach
ed the sermon on that day. Father
di Palma knew almost everybody In
Albuquerque and the surrounding
country when he lived here and was
the friend Of an. He was loved for
mis- genial character and cheerful
disposition. AZ a man and priest
he won the hearts of ala with whom
his prlestly labors brought him In
contact An indefatigable laborer In
his chosen vocation Tather "a Paint
diu wonderful work IN every field
that he ever worked IN, and lived and
died "a model In every way TO his
arother members Of the society. DUR
ing his ten years residence I'm Aibu-
querque Father di Palma never lost
an opportunity 10 work for the de-
velopment OF the city and was always
ready and willing to do his share for
the town and community, always fore
most in the social and ecclesiastical
world. After he left Albuquerque.
Father al Palmi became parish priest
at Conelos, Colo. later taking charge
OF the numerous coal mining missions
in the vicinity OF Trinidad. when
mine disasters occurred In tho coal
mining region Father al Palma was
always one OF the first TO reacE. the
mines, whore he hraved every hazard
90 administer the last rites of his
church ia the dying miners; and after
officiating al their funerals would do
everything In his power 20 alleviate
the sufferinas OF the widows and or
uhans left behind.
Richard al Palmi was born on
March Is, 1851, la Audria. In ancient
Apulia, more modernly known as Pul-
lie, in central Italy, on the shores OF
the Adriatic sea. Early shoIing a
tendency 60 tho priesthood, ne began
his preparatory studies In the Audria
seminary when only nineteen years
old once GA the way 90 the goal OF
his life, the young man resolved 20
become a religious and left the Aud
rh seminary 20 enter the nOvltlate OF
the Society of Jesus, at Castle Car
dolfo, OF the Roman province, near
Rune Ia september 1879, the polit-
zeal revolution which took place at
That time resulted In the expulsion OF
ell religious orders. including the Jes-
ait order and those who contemplated
becoming members Of that organiza-
ton Young al Palma with his class
mates teachers aud professod fathers.
took refuge In III Nizza, Monaco.
Here the young man continued his
n0Yitiate. later studying literature for
two years and then beginning his stu
dies in philosophy Completing his
philosophy, he asked TO be sent on
MISSIONS Having obtained the con-
sent Of his suporiors, the now fer
vent young religious crossed the ocean
nnd came 20 the United States, 20
Woodstock, Maryland. Al Woodstock
ho took up the study OF theology, pre-
pairing himself In the hnal step to-