Eduardo Ponciano Zelaya-Sanchez, O.P., Death, 1976-12-14
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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, 1976-12-14
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Biographical / Historical
Brother Eduardo Zelaya, solemnly professed clerical student, died Tuesday, December 14, 1976, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, from a fractured skull and internal bleeding, results of an auto crash near Santa Cruz the night before. He was alone when the accident occurred.
Born November 19, 1940, in La Paz, Bolivia, Eduardo Zelaya attended local schools in La Paz before beginning studies at San Simon University in Cochabamba where he graduated with a bachelor's
degree in agriculture and the social sciences. In 1969, he entered the Dominican Order as a clerical candidate for the Province of St. Albert the Great and went to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for his novitiate training.
Eduardo made first profession in La Paz on May 20, 1970, and then came to the States for philosophical studies at Aquinas Institute in Dubuque. In the fall of 1972, he returned to Bolivia to continue his study program under the supervision of the Vicarate. After engaging in an extensive period of pastoral training in special social service programs, he was scheduled to resume formal studies to complete the academic requirements for ordination in early January 1977.
Following funeral services in Santa Cruz oil the morning of December 15, Brother Eduardo's body was taken to his home town, La Paz, for burial.
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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