Shawn Sheehan Papers

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Shawn Sheehan Papers

1926-1991, bulk 1940-1990

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1116

Shawn Sheehan was a parish priest in Boston, Massachusetts and professor of liturgical and church history at St. John's Seminary. The papers consist of materials pertaining to his parish activities, including numerous sermons, and church movements, particularly ecumenism and justice and peace. In addition, there are materials pertaining to Sheehan's involvement in community projects.

9.75 Linear Feet, 19 containers

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11676978

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Sheehan, Shawn G., 1912-1990

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Shawn G. Sheehan was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1912, the oldest of three children born to Dermond and Annie Sheehan, both immigrants from Ireland. Alongside his two siblings, John and Eileen, Sheehan attended Brockton High School. Sheehan attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and graduated in 1933. He then attended St John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. Archbishop Richard J. Cushing ordained Sheehan in 1940. In 1944, Sheehan received his PhD from th...