Obituary Notice
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Fr. Salvian Nardocci (1822-1896) eo ® Father Salvian (Wardocci) of the Seven Dolours. Father Salvian of the VfI Dolours, in seculo- Vincenzo Hardocci, was born in Carbognano, diocese of Viterbo, Italy, on the 19th October TS8a2. Wis mother died when he was quite a child, and hig father married again. The second wife was no exception to the general rule of stepmetiers. ‘The little Vincenzo was very harshly treated until he received a benifice when ten years of age and was partially emancipated from her control. He was. enabled to study for the secular priesthood, but his thoughts were bent on a religious life. When little more than I8 years of age, on April I6th I84I, he took the habit of our Congregation, and was professed on the Ith April of the following year. In 1849, several young members of our Congregation were ordained in Sts. John and Paul's, Rome. Of these four volunteered for the Fnglish Province. Frs. Salvian, Dvarist, Raymund and Bernardine. Fr. Salvian was ordained too weak and delicate for a trying mission 1ife like Mngland; but the then General, Fr. Anthony of St. James, prophesied that he would outlive his companions. - Such indeed was the case. He arrived in Jingland on September 2Ist T849. He was shortly afterwards made Vice-Master of Novices. In 1850 he was appointed Master of Novices and he fulfilled this office for more than T2 years. In 1863 he was made Rector of Broadway and-in I866 he became Rector of St. Anne's, Sutton. In I869 he came to the Retreat of St. Paul of the Cross, Dublin, and remained there with the exception of one year (from 1878 to [879 when he diss charged the duties of Rector of Sutton for a second time) until his death on the I7th of September T896. Vather Salvian was of slight build and seemingly of poop health; yet he was strong enough to keep the observance until his declinine years, and was seldom subject to any infirmity. As Master of Novices he wes unrivalled. He was so gentle and withal so firm that no one could resist his influence. As Rector, he found money-matters and other annoyances belonging to the office too mich for him, and always felt unhappy in such a position. During his latter years hig life was calm and full of good works. Te was not a great orator or much of 2a missioner. His voice and strengtn did not ‘suffice for these labours. He was a most efficient confessor. Nearly all the religious went to confession to him. The priests of Dublin looked upon him as their.spiritual. father, and the laity confided all their sorrows tc his sympathetic keeping. Fe was universally loved and rev@red whilst a member of this community. Within the last two years his memory began to fail, and in some degree his intellect. Such an affliction naturally deprived him of that geniality of character for which he had been all his life so remarkable. His last illness wag not a very long one. He seemed rather to waste away than to be hurried by any disease to the grave. Numbers bewailed his loss; and one of his penitents, a secular priest, asked for the priveleze of singing his Requiem Vass at his funeral. Thus passed away calmly and without pain on the 4th of September (1896) the last of the pioneers who founded this Province. esesse engendtraie eee rime catenin cee ee eh eee te ee eats tek wee I reer hn pm ment ai atl pe tert Neen street nt reat cmt Geta Rrra fern reer ee me nme nner Rr re rere tet nated tien rete ery Stee mre ert red ee nes mete wna
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.