Paul Murray (poet)

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Paul Murray
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Born (1947-11-26) 26 November 1947 (age 76)
Religion Roman Catholic
Nationality Irish
Education University College Dublin
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Other names"Father Paul"
Profession1967
Order Dominican
Senior posting
Based inRome, Italy
Ordination1973
Profession1967
Present post Rome, Italy

Paul Brendan Murray, O.P. [1] (born 26 November 1947) is an Irish Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, poet, writer, and professor.

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Murray was born at Newcastle, County Down, in Northern Ireland. In 1966 he joined the Irish Dominican Province, and was ordained a priest in 1973. Since 1994 he has lived in Rome, Italy, where he teaches the literature of the mystical tradition at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the Angelicum. [2] [3] [4] [5] He holds a doctorate in English Literature from University College Dublin. In 2012 Rev. Prof. Murray was conferred with the STM degree from the Angelicum at a ceremony in St Mary's Priory, Tallaght, Dublin.

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