Peter Gallwey (13 November 1820, Killarney – 23 September 1906, London) was a Jesuit priest and writer, who worked primarily in London.

Life

Stonyhurst College

He was educated at Stonyhurst College, and joined the Society of Jesus at Hodder, 7 September 1836. He was ordained priest in 1852, and professed of four vows in 1854. As prefect of studies at Stonyhurst, 1855–1857, he made improvements in the method of study.[1]

In 1857 he was sent to the Jesuit church in Farm Street, London, where—except for an interval of eight years during which he held the provincialate and other offices—he spent the rest of his life. A man of deep spirituality, he was much venerated as a preacher, spiritual director and giver of retreats. In October 1869, he left Farm Street to become novice master at Manresa House in Roehampton, where Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of his novices.[2] Gallwey served as Provincial of the English Province from 1873 to 1876, after which he became Rector at St Beuno's College in Wales.[1]

In 1878, Gallwey returned to Farm Street as pastor and brought Hopkins with him, having been impressed by the originality of one of Hopkins' sermons.[3] One of Gallwey's notable converts was Janet Erskine Stuart, daughter of an Anglican clergyman, and granddaughter of the Earl Castle Stewart. She joined the Society of the Sacred Heart, eventually becoming Superior General.[4]

Works

His writings include:

Legacy

In 1905, St. Joseph's Hospice for the Dying in Hackney by the Religious Sisters of Charity at Gallwey's suggestion. He was the Rector of the Farm Street Church at the time, and was instrumental in obtaining the necessary donations for establishing the hospice.[5] St Joseph's continues to provide care for anyone with serious and life threatening conditions.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Sydney. "Peter Gallwey." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 9 June 2019Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Allsopp, Michael A. “Peter Gallwey and Gerard Manley Hopkins: An Unrecorded Influence.” Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, vol. 72, no. 287, 1983, pp. 242–251. JSTOR
  3. ↑ Feeney, Joseph J., The Playfulness of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Routledge, 2016, p. 40 ISBN 9781317021193
  4. ↑ "Janet Erskine Stuart rscj", The Bridge, Academy of the Sacred Heart, winter 2014
  5. ↑ Gavin SJ, Michael. Memoirs of Father P. Gallwey, S.J., Burns and Oates, 1913, p. 44Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ↑ "Earl's Visit to East End Hospice", Jesuits in Britain, 10 Jul 2014
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Peter Gallwey". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
    • Concise Dictionary of National Biography

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