A.E. (Andrew Edward) Breen (June 15, 1863 - September 10, 1938) was an American
Catholic Priest
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, notable theologian
and author.
Rev. Breen was born in Amity, Allegany County, NY
to David and Ellen Breen. He had an older brother, John Breen who was six years old at the time of Andrew's birth. Rev. Breen was ordained in Rome, May 27, 1923. He was rector of St. Patrick's Church, Mt. Morris, New York, Professor of Holy Scripture and Hebrew at
Saint Bernard's Seminary
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, Rochester New York and at
St Francis Seminary
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, St Francis, Wisconsin, US.
Published works
*''A general and critical introduction to the study of Holy Scripture'' (1897)
*''A general introduction to the study of Holy Scripture'', (1908)
*''A harmonized exposition of the four Gospels (4 Volumes)'', (1899)
*''A diary of my life in the Holy Land'', (1906)
*''A daughter of Mexico: a historical romance founded on documentary evidence'', (1916)
*''A compendious critical life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux'', (1928)
Rev Breen contributed the following articles to the ''
Catholic Encyclopedia
The ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'' (also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedia'') i ...
'' (1907-1912): Acts of the Apostles, Aseneth, Aser, Asiongaber, Asmodeus, Bethania, Bethany, Bethany Beyond the Jordan
References
Further reading
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George A. Barton
George Aaron Barton (12 November 1859 – 28 June 1942) was a Canadian author, Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal clergyman, and professor of Semitic languages and the history of religion.
Biography
Barton was born on 12 November 1859 in ...
(1908), ''The Biblical World'', Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 235–237
* The Encyclopedia Press, Inc (1917), '' The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers'' p. 18
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American Roman Catholic religious writers
Christian writers
Writers from New York (state)
1863 births
1938 deaths
Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia