Edward J. Flanagan
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Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan |
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| Archdiocese | Omaha |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 July 1912 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Edward Joseph Flanagan |
| Born |
13 July 1886 Leabeg, County Roscommon Ireland |
| Died | 15 May 1948 (aged 61) Berlin, Germany |
| Buried | Dowd Memorial Chapel Immaculate Conception Parish Boys Town, Nebraska, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Occupation | Founder of Boys Town |
| Education |
Bachelor of Arts (1906) Master of Arts (1908) |
| Alma mater |
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, Maryland, US |
| Sainthood | |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
| Ordination history of Edward J. Flanagan | |
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Diaconal ordination
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| Date of ordination | 25 July 1912 |
| Place of ordination | University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria-Hungary |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 26 July 1912 |
| Place of ordination | University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria-Hungary |
Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan (13 July 1886 – 15 May 1948) was an Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church in the United States. He founded the orphanage known as Boys Town located in Boys Town, Douglas County, Nebraska, which now also serves as a center for troubled youth.
Flanagan was born in the townland of Leabeg, County Roscommon, near the village of Ballymoe, County Galway, Ireland. His parents were John (a herdsman) and Honoria Flanagan. He attended Summerhill College, Sligo, Ireland.
In 1904, he immigrated to the United States and became a US citizen in 1919. He attended Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where in 1906 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in 1908. Father Flanagan studied at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie, New York. He continued his studies in Italy and at the University of Innsbruck in Austria where he was ordained a priest in 1912. His first parish was in O'Neill, Nebraska, where from 1912 he served as an assistant pastor at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska, to serve as an assistant pastor at St. Patrick's Church and later at St. Philomena's Church.
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