Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-04
SIGNAL HONOR FOR
FRANCISCAN MONK
Rev. PaschaI Robinson Elected
to Royal Historical So
ciety of England.

PATTERSON, April 4,--The Francis
can Fathers of st. Bonaventure's
Monastery, this city, the mother
keuse of the Province of the Most
Holy Name, have just learned of o
signal honor bestowed upon one of
their number. Rev. Paschal Robin
son, o. F. M, at present a member
of the faculty of the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington. The distin-
guished Franciscan has been elected
q fellow of the Royal Historical So
c.cty of England, an honor conferred
upon but three other Catholics within
recent years-Dr. Ward, Abbot Cas-
duet and Dr. Burton.
Father Paschal now occupies the
chair of medieval history in the
Catholic University. and is recog-
njzed as one of the foremost living
historians of the Middle Ages. He
has given many years of study and
research here and abroad to the sub
ject. Father PaschaHs career is
somewhat unusual and bears some
resemblance in its early stages to
the life of Father Hyacinth, until re-
Gently known as Maurice e. Finn
wealthy lawyer, diplomat and college
professor.
Has Interesting Career.
Father Paschal was born in 1870,
in Dublin, Ireland, of American
parents, who weer staying there
temp rarily. He prepared himself at
college for the bar, but later aban-
doned law to devote himself to liter
ature. He is next found as London
correspondent of big metropolitan
paper. and in 1892 became associate
editor the North American Re
view, of which his father was editor.
In 1885, filled with a desire to be-
come a priest in the franciscan
Order, he went to st. Bonaventure' S
College, Allegheny. and there was
received and progressed. He was
sent later to st. Anthony's College
in Rome, and in 1902 a year after his
ordination, he received the degree
of Doctor of Sacred The logy. Re
turning to this country he Taught
church history and philosophy at
Washington, a short time later re-
turning to the local monastery to
teach church history and dogmatic
theology.
An Editor In Italy.
In1907 he was assigned st. Bona
ventures College in Florence, Italy,
and there became associate editor Of
the Archivus Franciscanum Histori-
cum" From there ne went TO O8-
ford, England, and through deep
study became familiar with the life,
literature, manners and institutions
of the middle ages.
Receiving special permission from
the Holy See, Father Paschal spent
considerable time at monastery Of
contemplative monks in Italy, and
there eagerly perused old tones and
manuscripts hitherto inaccessible to
those outside the order. He has lee
tured in this and other countries be-
fore great historical and educational
bodies. Another trip of Importance
was his extensive journey to the East
in 1909, when he visited Egypt, Syria,
etc. While at Jerusalem he instituted
O. research into the history of the
origin of the Way of the Cross. He is
ct present compiling a new biography
of ST. Francis, using the developments
of several years of constant applica-
tion. Those who know Of Father
PaschaPs great work in this vicinity
will rejoice in the good fortune that
has honored him and his province
for his unusual ability.