Ferdinand Poulton
Ferdinand Poulton, S.J, (c. 1601 – June 5, 1641) was a
English College of Rome in 1619 for his higher education and joined the Society of Jesus in 1622. He was back at St. Omer's in 1633 and at Watten, Nord, in 1636. He completed his initiation into the Jesuit order on December 8, 1635.[1] To help hide his identity from anti-Catholic authorities Poulton, like other Jesuits, used aliases including Father John Brooks (or Brock) and John Morgan, an alias that his uncle, who was also named Ferdinand Poulton, had previously used.[2]
Poulton first arrived in
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore to attend the Maryland Assembly on September 19, 1640. Poulton lived primarily at the Jesuits' Proprietary at Mattapany on the Patuxent River.[1]
He is also considered a forefather of
Superior General of the Society of Jesus in Rome under Pope Urban VIII. Carafa replied on September 15, 1640, and approved the institution of a school in principle.[4] Poulton's plan for Catholic education was significantly more ambitious than that of the other Maryland Jesuits.[2] However, he died after being accidentally shot while crossing the St. Mary's River in a small boat on June 5, 1641 (or possibly July 5).[1][5]
His life in Maryland and his mysterious death were fictionalized in the 1995 book, Mary's Land by author Lucia St. Clair Robson.[6] He also has a building named in his honor, Poulton Hall, on Georgetown's main campus.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Catholic World". 46. New York: Paulist Fathers. October 1887: 611–612.
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- ^ Barringer, George M.; Cloke, Hubert J.; Curran, Emmett; Reynolds, Jon K. (January 29, 2009). "The American Mission". Georgetown University Library. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
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- ^ "Georgetown Buildings Named for Jesuits". Georgetown University. July 26, 2005. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
