Thursday, November 14, 2013

Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, O.P., 1935–2013

"Fr. Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, O.P., passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2013. He was 78 years old.

"Fr. Murphy-O’Connor taught for more than four decades at the École Biblique et Archéologique in Jerusalem. He was a world-renowned biblical scholar and author of numerous books on St. Paul and the Holy Land. Many throughout the world counted him their friend.

"A funeral Mass" was celebrated "at the Basilica of Saint-Etienne, Jerusalem, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at noon."

The text of this post was taken directly from the website of the École Biblique, http://www.ebaf.edu/?cat=3&lang=en. The photo is from www.terrasanta.com.