Fr. Theophilus Pospisilik, OSF

7th President

1880-86


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    Fr. Theophilus was a native of Bohemia and was born July 24, 1829. He first worked for the Custody of the Immaculate Conception at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in New York City.  Ten years before Fr. Theophilus became president he taught Moral Theology and Sacred Scripture in the seminary. When elected president in 1881, Fr. Theophilus helped diffuse problems with the college gaining its permanent Board of Regents charter. In addition,  Fr Theophilus brought the first doctor to the campus and an extra medical fee of five dollars was added to the tuition.  In 1883, the College's first athletic club was chartered and was known as the Athletic Society, and in 1885 the Junior Athletic society was formed for the preparatory students.  

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Biographical Information:

NAME: POSPISILIK, THEOPHILUS (FR) (OSF)

OTHER NAMES: NONE

DATE OF BIRTH: 1829-07-24

PLACE OF BIRTH: ROSTENI, MORAVIA

RECEPTION INTO ORDER: UNKNOWN

ORDINATION DATE: 1855-09-10

PLACE OF ORDINATION: UNKNOWN

SERVED AT SBU:1880-1886

SERVED AS PRES: 1880-1886

SERVED ELSEWHERE: UNKNOWN

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MARCH 1,1883 HELPED TO ESTABLISH 1ST ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION AT SBU (CALLED THE ATHLETIC SOCIETY)

DATE OF DEATH: 1896-07-31

BURIAL PLACE: POSEN, GERMANY

LOCATION OF PHOTOS: ARCHIVES\FOUNDER'S ROOM

Bibliography:

Angelo,  Mark V., OFM. The History of St. Bonaventure University. St. Bonaventure, NY: Franciscan Institute, 1961. 

Hammon, Walter,  OFM. The First Bonaventure Men. Paterson, NJ: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1958. 

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