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- ST.
NORBERT ABBEY
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PERE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.
- Rev.
Raphael G. Greven, O. Praem.
- b. Sunday, Jan. 11,
1880 – d. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1955
Our brother
Raphael Greven (GRAY-venn) was born in Heumen,
Holland
in 1880. After attending the
seminary in Heeswijk, he joined the Order in 1898, and was solemnly professed in
1903.
Raphael
immigrated to the
United States
in 1904, and was appointed to teach at the college.
In 1911, he became sub-prior of the abbey. Raphael spent many hours
working on his avocation: painting landscapes.
A number of his paintings graced the walls of the former abbey building.
The
Montana
missions were opened in 1914, and Raphael was assigned as pastor to St.
Margaret in Cut Bank. In 1929, he
became pastor of
St. John’s
in Essexville, a position he held for 25 years.
Raphael died on
Wednesday, November 23, 1955 at the age of 75.
