At the opening of St. Peter's Cathedral in Erie in 1893, Father Stephen E. Aaron was appointed Assistant Rector, and in 1895 became Rector. A son of Jacob and Emily Cummings Aaron, Father Stephen started his education in St. Nicholas School.
He was born Nov. 10, 1868, on a farm in Clarion County. He attended St. Bonaventure College, 1884-1891, and on Jan. 1, 1892, was ordained by the Rt. Rev. Tobias Mullen, Bishop of Erie, in St Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Erie. He was immediately appointed assistant at the Cathedral where he continued until his appointment as Rector.
"Endowed with a robust physique, a strong intellect, a deep religious nature, and with all the essential qualifications of an eloquent and persuasive pulpit speaker...", he died March 7, 1896, aged 27 years, and was buried in the Priests' Plot in Trinity Cemetery. Bishop Mullen was present at the Solemn Requiem Mass, and the farewell homily was preached by Rev. Jas. P. McCloskey, his confessor and advisor at Crates.
From St. Nicholas of Tolinteno Church, 1828-1978, Sesquicentennial Jubilee Book
He was born Nov. 10, 1868, on a farm in Clarion County. He attended St. Bonaventure College, 1884-1891, and on Jan. 1, 1892, was ordained by the Rt. Rev. Tobias Mullen, Bishop of Erie, in St Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Erie. He was immediately appointed assistant at the Cathedral where he continued until his appointment as Rector.
"Endowed with a robust physique, a strong intellect, a deep religious nature, and with all the essential qualifications of an eloquent and persuasive pulpit speaker...", he died March 7, 1896, aged 27 years, and was buried in the Priests' Plot in Trinity Cemetery. Bishop Mullen was present at the Solemn Requiem Mass, and the farewell homily was preached by Rev. Jas. P. McCloskey, his confessor and advisor at Crates.
From St. Nicholas of Tolinteno Church, 1828-1978, Sesquicentennial Jubilee Book
At the opening of St. Peter's Cathedral in Erie in 1893, Father Stephen E. Aaron was appointed Assistant Rector, and in 1895 became Rector. A son of Jacob and Emily Cummings Aaron, Father Stephen started his education in St. Nicholas School.
He was born Nov. 10, 1868, on a farm in Clarion County. He attended St. Bonaventure College, 1884-1891, and on Jan. 1, 1892, was ordained by the Rt. Rev. Tobias Mullen, Bishop of Erie, in St Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Erie. He was immediately appointed assistant at the Cathedral where he continued until his appointment as Rector.
"Endowed with a robust physique, a strong intellect, a deep religious nature, and with all the essential qualifications of an eloquent and persuasive pulpit speaker...", he died March 7, 1896, aged 27 years, and was buried in the Priests' Plot in Trinity Cemetery. Bishop Mullen was present at the Solemn Requiem Mass, and the farewell homily was preached by Rev. Jas. P. McCloskey, his confessor and advisor at Crates.
From St. Nicholas of Tolinteno Church, 1828-1978, Sesquicentennial Jubilee Book
He was born Nov. 10, 1868, on a farm in Clarion County. He attended St. Bonaventure College, 1884-1891, and on Jan. 1, 1892, was ordained by the Rt. Rev. Tobias Mullen, Bishop of Erie, in St Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Erie. He was immediately appointed assistant at the Cathedral where he continued until his appointment as Rector.
"Endowed with a robust physique, a strong intellect, a deep religious nature, and with all the essential qualifications of an eloquent and persuasive pulpit speaker...", he died March 7, 1896, aged 27 years, and was buried in the Priests' Plot in Trinity Cemetery. Bishop Mullen was present at the Solemn Requiem Mass, and the farewell homily was preached by Rev. Jas. P. McCloskey, his confessor and advisor at Crates.
From St. Nicholas of Tolinteno Church, 1828-1978, Sesquicentennial Jubilee Book
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