The chronicle=news., 1913-03-28
LOVED PRIEST
DIES At LOCAL.
HOSPITAL

Rev, Blas,ns Schiffini. for the pas,
seventeen years priest of Holy
Trinity parish one OF tn. most
learned aud hest known priests OF
Colorado. died AZ five o'clock this
morning at san Rafael hospital.
Death VA. due Ia s"nilc weakness.
liz oiiiolaied Al mass for the las,
tim" on Thursday u week ago and
that afternoon was taken III and
grew weaker day by hay. Iic passed
peacefully away this morning sur
tounird by tn" sisters who had ad-
m iniRi"rcd io him in the las, week of
hi. III.
Father S.hifflni was known to .v-
"ry resident Of the county and for
the past several years had been
somewhat feeble. though officiating
as an assistant Of the parish and
looking after the Catholic cemetery.
\ man OF wonderful attainm.nts and
learning. h" retained all Of his facul-
ties up TO III" hour Of his death and
WIS conscious up 10 the minute that
III" death angel visited him.
Father C'htffini was born at San
IN Dominica. rroyinc. nj Costanza.
Culcbrn. Italy. on March 80. 1898?
II" would have bccu se,.nty-fonr
Ntudi.S nj the college of Cossanza. II,
was while attending this college
that tn" institution was destroyed by
an earthquake shock In 1859. Caught
beneath the falling wall Of his study
room h" lay for hours under the ru-
lns and was finally rescued alive and
unhur', II WAS while In this peril
Gus position. knowing not whether
h. could he reached by the r"scucrs
or left to lin.nr aud die that he
vowed 10 enter III" holy orders II his
lif. was saved
lie finished his cour.c In iitcrn,-
ur" nj III. college at Sai-rno and en-.
tered the Novi;iat" OF I'll. Jesuit or.
der NJ Naples May Ii. 1855. In
1850 no was sent tn Franc" aud stud
led theology and philosophy for sew
en- years. Al the completion of tn.
cours" he taught for three years at
III. seminary at Valencia and was 70
successful In his teaching that he
WIS letter sent TO Woodstock. Mary
land. where he ,aush, for years and
where he published his works on
Logic and Philisiphy." which vaiu.
able ir"a,iscs are text books In acui-
cmics OF learning all over the c1un-
try. His cmIncn,c made him eligible
for international recognition and n.
was made member of til" -.
Thomas Theological Academy. at
| Rome.
Coming west. h. took up work nj
i-Rs Vegas. y. A.. and there bull, the
En- mlcuia,c Conception chapel. Be-
ginning In iSS? and extending rycr Il
noriod Of five years he spent most cf
his time In Denver aud erected the
Holy Family parish In North Denver.
/ For tn. past seventeen years II" has
been connected with the Trinity
parish here. beloved OF tn" Catholic
people. and has been u notable ficur.
In the lie Of the county.
II. was q recognized authority on
theology and philosophy and through
ouf his life n close student Of liter
at,irc. During the days of sorrow
that followed the frequent mine dis
astcrs In this county. Father Schif-
fini was at the camps administering
to the widows and orphans. During
tho years nc was In charge of the
cemetery he was n familiar figure on
the road east Of town. invariably
seen walking to the city in the ,wl-
light OF the evening. oftentimcs
studying from an open book rs he
went along. He gave CHEEKY greet
ing 10 all he met.
The body of the dcccnsed will bc
taken to the chapel OF the Rectory
and will lie in state from Saturday
noon un,il SUNDAY noon. II will
then be taken to tho church. FMncr-
nj will take place from the church
on Monday morning NJ nine O'Clock
There will bc the usual simple funcr-
nj rites and the body will be laid to
rest In the Catholic cemetery.
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