John Isidore Roberts, O.P., Death, 1971-08-23
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly limited to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files are placed within a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 1971-08-23
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Father John Isidore Roberts was born in Waverly, Kentucky on April 28, 1892. He received his elementary education in the Waverly public school and high school and college at St. Mary's College, St. Mary, Kentucky, and St. Charles College, Catonsville, Maryland. As a student for the priesthood, he entered St, Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colorado. After three years in Denver, he entered the Dominican Order at St. Joseph Priory, Somerset, Ohio where he made profession on September 15, 1921. After a year's study of philosophy at St. Rose
Priory, Springfield, Kentucky, he completed his studies in Washington, D.C., where he was ordained on June 9, 1927.
His first assignments were to St. Antoninus in Newark, New Jersey, and St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City. For three years he worked at St. Patrick's in Columbus, Ohio, and then served as procurator at St. Joseph's in Somerset until 1939 when he was assigned to the Dominican missions in Louisiana where he served until his death.
Father Roberts died suddenly of a heart attack on August 23, 1971, en route from St.
Margaret's Rectory in Boyce to the hospital. Funeral Mass was celebrated at Boyce and in
the Chapel of the Dominican Sisters, Rosaryville. Burial followed in the cemetery at Rosaryville.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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