About Louis O'Donovan
Lived 1872 – 1949 (aged 77). Louis O'Donovan was an American historian and catholic priest.
Rev. Msgr. Louis O'Donovan, S.T.L. (July 24, 1872 – October 9, 1949) was an American religious historian and parish priest of St. Martin's Church, Baltimore.
Biography Louis O'Donovan was born in Baltimore on July 24, 1872.
He contributed to the 1913 Catholic Encyclopaedia and translated Henry VIII of England's pro-papal 1521 book, Assertio septem sacramentorum, from Latin into English.
He was educated at Loyola High School, Loyola College, and studied for the priesthood at St. Charles College, St. Mary's Seminary, and the Catholic University.
He died at Bon Secours Hospital in Baltimore on October 9, 1949.
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American religious historian
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Louis O'Donovan was born on 24 July 1872 in Baltimore.
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Louis O'Donovan died on 9 October 1949 in Grace Medical Center.
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Louis O'Donovan was a historian and catholic priest.
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