Devine, Arthur
DEVINE, ARTHUR
Theologian and devotional writer; b. Kilmactiege, Sligo, Ireland, Dec. 1, 1849; d. St. Paul's Retreat, Mount Argus, Dublin, April 20, 1919. Devine entered the Passionist Order in 1865 and was ordained in 1872. He was lector of theology for almost 30 years at St. Joseph's, Highgate Hill, London. From 1884 to 1887 he was consultor to the provincial of his order. During the last 12 years of his life, he taught theology, Scripture, and Canon Law at Mount Argus. While in England he followed the developments of the Oxford Movement with great interest, and through his preaching and direction led many Anglicans into the Catholic Church. He was also interested in the revival of the Gaelic language and preached frequently to his Irish parishioners in that tongue. His chief works are Auxilium Praedicatorum, a Short Gloss upon the Gospels (3 v. Dublin 1884); History of the Passion (London 1890); A Manual of Ascetical Theology (1903); The Sacraments Explained (1918); The Creed Explained (1923); and articles for the Catholic Encyclopedia and for Catholic magazines.
Bibliography: e. donovan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, ed. c. g. herbermann et al. (New York; suppl. 1922) 1:257.
[m. m. barry]