Religion

Pereira da Silva (Father José) / Pereira da Silva (Padre José)

He was born in Porto on March 19, 1874, joined the Lazarists congregation in 1890, and was ordained as a priest in 1898. In the same year, he came to Madeira, where he was a teacher and eventually vice-rector of the Seminary. He left for Hamburg and from there to Paris on October 21, 1910, passing away in the latter city on June 14, 1922. He authored: To the memory of Leâo XIII; funeral prayer delivered at the Cathedral on November 12, 1903; Funchal, 34 pages.

People mentioned in this article

Leâo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church

Years mentioned in this article

1874
Birth of Father José Pereira da Silva
1890
Entry into the Lazarists congregation
1898
Ordination as a priest
1910
Departure for Hamburg
1922
Passing away in Paris