Anthony Francis CiampiSJ (born Antonio Francesco Ciampi; January 29, 1816 – November 24, 1893)[a] was an Italian priest of the
Catholic Church and member of the
Society of Jesus.[2][3][4]
Early life
Antonio F. Ciampi was born on January 29, 1816, to a prominent family in
Rome in the
Papal States. One of his uncles was Cardinal
Giuseppe Sala.[5] Ciampi studied at the
Roman College,[6] before entering the Jesuit
novitiate at
Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome on September 7, 1832.[1] He then studied
philosophy at the Roman College, before teaching
grammar at a Jesuit school in
Piacenza from 1839 to 1840. After this, Ciampi taught grammar and the
humanities in
Ferrara from 1840 to 1844. In 1845, he returned to Rome to study
theology for one year.[5]
Ciampi was appointed the
President of the College of the Holy Cross on August 28, 1851. Within a year of his appointment, on July 14, 1852, a devastating fire consumed the entire college building, except for its east wing and library, despite the efforts of the fire department and local citizens of Worcester to haul water a quarter of a mile up the hill from the river. The student dormitories with their possessions were lost, and the uninsured college faced a cost of $50,000. The fire was believed to have begun on the third floor by a professor who was burning old examination papers. Left without any place to stay, the neighbors offered lodging to the faculty and students.[8] Within a few months, work began on rebuilding the school using the contributions of donors throughout the
Diocese of Boston.[9] A new and larger building was opened on October 3, 1853.[10]
Ciampi professed his
fourth vow on September 8, 1852.[1]
Loyola College in Maryland
Ciampi became the rector of the Jesuits' St. Stanislaus
novitiate in
Frederick, Maryland,[11] in 1883, succeeding Archibald J. Tisdall. He held this office until August 26, 1887, when he was succeeded by Michael O'Kane.[5][12]
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