Nicholas Russo
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Nicholas Russo was an Italian Catholic priest, Jesuit, philosopher, and missionary.
Russo, c. 1888
Manhattan's Little Italy c. 1900
William Henry O'Connell
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William Henry O'Connell was an American Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Boston in Massachusetts from 1907 until his death in 1944, and was made a cardinal in 1911. He previously served as
Nicholas Russo
…should be taught at Catholic universities, Russo became a prominent teacher. One of his students was the future cardinal and archbishop of Boston, William Henry O'Connell, who wrote in an 1880 letter: Certainly Father Russo is a stern teacher. He never speaks a word to a soul except as he speaks to all in class. He sits…
O'Connell in 1913
Painting by Albert Bernhard Uhle