Eduardo O'Gorman

Eduardo O'Gorman Ximénez (1827–1901) was an Argentinian Catholic priest and politician.[2] He served as priest in the parish of San Nicolás de Bari (Buenos Aires).[3]

Eduardo O'Gorman
Personal details
Born
Dionicio Eduardo O'Gorman Ximénez

April 8, 1827.[1]
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedMarch 14, 1901
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
Nationality Argentine
OccupationCanon
ProfessionEcclesiastical
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Biography

Eduardo was born in Buenos Aires to Joaquina Ximénez Pinto (criolla) and Adolfo O'Gorman, thereby belonging to a well-known family of Irish and French origin. His maternal grandmother was Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil, born in Saint-Denis.[4] O'Gorman was ordained a priest on August 2, 1846, during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas.[5] After the murder of his sister Camila O'Gorman, he emigrated to Montevideo, returning to the country after the Battle of Caseros.[6] In 1862 Eduardo O'Gorman was appointed parish priest of St. Nicholas of Bari, serving in that position until 1901.[7] He actively participated in the fight against yellow fever that ravaged Buenos Aires during the epidemics of 1870 and 1871.[8]

Among its works of charity are remembered the foundation of the Asylum of Orphans and its participation in the opening of cementerio del Oeste. In the 1870s, Eduardo O'Gorman traveled to Rome where Pope Pius IX granted him a special audience.[9]

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References
  1. Bautismos 1819-1829, Parroquia Nuestra Señora de La Merced
  2. Todo es historia, Números 281-285, Honegger., 1990
  3. El retrato en Buenos Aires, 1580-1870, Adolfo Luis Ribera
  4. Irlandeses en La Pampa gringa:, Roberto E. Landaburu
  5. Los capellanes irlandeses, en la colectividad hiberno-argentina durante el siglo XIX., Santiago M. Ussher
  6. Fallecimiento del canónigo O'Gorman, Caras y Caretas
  7. Letras de tango:, José Gobello
  8. Bajo el horor de la epidemia:, Ismael Bucich Escobar
  9. Una sombra donde sueña Camila O'Gorman y otros textos, Enrique Molina
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