Anthony F. Ciampi

Anthony F. Ciampi (January 29, 1816 – November 24, 1893) was an Italian-American priest of the Catholic Church and member of the Society of Jesus.[1][2][3]


Anthony F. Ciampi
Portrait of Anthony Ciampi
4th, 6th & 8th President of the College of the Holy Cross
In office
1869–1873
Preceded byRobert W. Brady
Succeeded byJoseph B. O'Hagan
In office
1857–1861
Preceded byPeter J. Blenkinsop
Succeeded byRobert W. Brady
In office
1851–1854
Preceded byJohn Early
Succeeded byPeter J. Blenkinsop
4th President of Loyola College in Maryland
In office
1863–1866
Preceded byJoseph O’Callaghan
Succeeded byJohn Early
Personal details
Born
Antonio F. Ciampi

(1816-01-29)January 29, 1816
Rome, Papal States
DiedNovember 24, 1893(1893-11-24) (aged 77)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeJesuit Community Cemetery
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Orders
OrdinationJuly 23, 1848
by Samuel Eccleston

Early life

Portrait of Ciampi seated

Anthony Ciampi was born as Antonio F. Ciampi on January 29, 1816 in Rome. He hailed from a prominent family, which included Ciampi's uncle, Cardinal Giuseppe Sala.[4] He was educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University,[5] before entering the Jesuit novitiate at Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome on September 7, 1832. Following his philosophical studies at the Gregoriana, he was assigned to a Jesuit school in Piacenza, where he taught grammar from 1839 to 1840, and then at a school in Ferrara, where he taught grammar and the humanities from 1840 to 1844. In 1845, he returned to Rome to study theology for one year.[4]

Ciampi was then invited by the president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Fr. James A. Ryder, to join the American Jesuits; Ciampi accepted and immigrated to the United States. He continued his studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he was ordained a priest on July 23, 1848.[4]

College of the Holy Cross

First presidency

Ciampi was appointed the President of the College of the Holy Cross on August 28, 1851. Within a year of his appointment, on July 14, 1852, a devastating fire consumed the entire college building, except for its east wing and library, despite the efforts of the fire department and local citizens of Worcester to haul water a quarter of a mile up the hill from the river. The student dormitories with their possessions were lost, and the uninsured college faced a cost of $50,000. The fire was believed to have begun on the third floor by a professor who was burning old examination papers. Left without any place to stay, the neighbors offered lodging to the faculty and students.[6] Within a few months, work began on rebuilding the school using the contributions of donors throughout the Diocese of Boston.[7] A new and larger building was opened on October 3, 1853.[8]

Death

Ciampi died on November 24, 1893 in Washington, D.C. and was buried in the Jesuit Community Cemetery at Georgetown.[4]

References

  1. "Rev. Anthony Ciampi, S.J." College of the Holy Cross. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. "Photo Perspective - Founders and Presidents: Rev. Anthony Ciampi, S.J." College of the Holy Cross. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  3. "Position Specification: Chief of Public Safety" (PDF). Spelman Johnson. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. Lapomarda 2000, pp. 116–117
  5. McNamara, Pat (July 24, 2012). "Father Anthony Ciampi, S.J. (1816-1893)". Patheos. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  6. College of the Holy Cross 1883, p. 18
  7. College of the Holy Cross 1883, p. 21
  8. College of the Holy Cross 1883, p. 22

Sources

Further reading

  • Lapomarda, Vincent A. (2017). Anthony F. Ciampi (1816-1893): The Jesuit Who Saved the College of the Holy Cross. Worcester, Massachusetts. ISBN 9781532338168. OCLC 1001434857.
Academic offices
Preceded by
John Early
4th President of the College of the Holy Cross
1851–1854
Succeeded by
Peter J. Blenkinsop
Preceded by
Peter J. Blenkinsop
6th President of the College of the Holy Cross
1857–1861
Succeeded by
Robert W. Brady
Preceded by
Joseph O’Callaghan
4th President of Loyola College in Maryland
1863–1866
Succeeded by
John Early
Preceded by
Robert W. Brady
8th President of the College of the Holy Cross
1869–1873
Succeeded by
Joseph B. O'Hagan
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Joseph Aschwanden
16th Pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church
1856–1857
Succeeded by
Thomas F. Mulledy
Preceded by
Joseph O'Callaghan
4th Pastor of St. Ignatius Church
1863–1866
Succeeded by
John Early
Preceded by
Alphonse Charlier
20th Pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church
1866–1868
Succeeded by
Louis Hippolyte Gache
Preceded by
Bernard A. Maguire
Pastor of St. Aloysius Church
1876–1878
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John J. Murphy
25th Pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church
1878–1881
Succeeded by
Stephen A. Kelly
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