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Greaton, Josiah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Roman Catholic priest, was born about 1680; entered the Society of Jesus, July 5, 1708, became a professed father, August 4, 1719, resided at St. Inigo's, Maryland, from 1721 to 1724; exercised his ministry in Philadelphia for nearly twenty years (1730-50); returned to Maryland; and died at Bohemia, September 19, 1752. Greaton's name is a prominent one- in the early annals of Catholicism in Philadelphia. See De Courcy and Shea, Hist. of the Cath. Church in the U.S. page 200.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Greaton, Josiah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/greaton-josiah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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