January 7 is the anniversary James A. Darragh.

James Alexander Darragh was born in New York City in 1838. In 1856 he entered the novitiate at Villanova, PA and was ordained a priest in 1861. His brother, Father Thomas Mark Darragh, was also an Augustinian priest.

Father Darragh was first stationed in Philadelphia, PA. In 1862 he was appointed first Augustinian rector at Cambridge, NY, with the care also of Hoosick Falls and Salem. Later, in 1865, he was transferred to Mechanicville, NY, with the charge of Schaghticoke.

Father Darragh also served at Chestnut Hill, PA, and Villanova where he died on January 7, 1887, at the age of 49. He is buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

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