Effigy of Bishop Thomas Joseph Shahan
Thomas Joseph Shahan (September 11, 1857–March 9, 1932) was an American Roman Catholic theologian and educator, born at Manchester, New Hampshire, educated at Montreal College (1872), at the American College, and at the Propaganda in Rome.
He studied at the Roman Seminary (J.U.L., 1889) and at the University of Berlin (S.T.D., 1882), then served as professor of Church history and patrology at The Catholic University of America (1891-1909) and president of the Catholic Educational Association in 1909-14 and the National Conference of Catholic Charities in 1910-14.
Professor Shahan was an editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia (published in 1913). Bishop Shahan also founded the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
He died March 9, 1932 and is buried beneath the Sarcophagus of this chapel March 14, 1932. Text Shrine Documents
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