Peter Gallwey

Peter Gallwey (13 November 1820, Killarney – 23 September 1906, London) was an English Jesuit priest and writer.

Life

He was educated at Stonyhurst College, and joined the Society of Jesus at Hodder, 7 September 1836. He was ordained priest in 1852, and professed of four vows in 1854. As prefect of studies at Stonyhurst, 1855–1857, he made improvements in the method of study.

In 1857 he was sent to the Jesuit church in Farm Street, London, where—except for an interval of eight years during which he held the provincialate and other offices—he spent the rest of his life. A man of deep spirituality, he was much venerated as a preacher, spiritual director and giver of retreats.

Works

His writings include:

• Lectures on Ritualism (1879, two volumes)
• Salvage from the Wreck: A Few Memories of Friends Departed Preserved in Funeral Discourses (1890), sermons preached at the funerals of some notable Catholics.
• The Watches of the Passion (1894), a series of meditations on the Passion, embodying the substance of his retreats.

References

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Peter Gallwey". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.  The entry cites:
  • Concise Dictionary of National Biography

Further reading

• Michael Gavin, S.J. (ed.), Memoirs of Fr. P. Gallwey, S.J. London: Burns & Oates, 1913