Rev. Ignatius E. Perius

1872 - 1926  (54 years)

• Name	Ignatius E. Perius
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	6 Feb 1872	Deemerton, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	priest St. Jerome's College
  Residence	1881	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-488691
  Died	23 Sep 1926	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I488691	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Johannes Perius,   b. 31 Dec 1821, Steinbach, , Saarland, Germany ,   d. 30 Sep 1897, near, Shaftsburg, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Schmidt,   b. 15 Oct 1835, Solzweiler, Sankt Wendel, , Saarland, Germany ,   d. 8 Feb 1872, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1856	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F300107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PERIUS, IGNATIUS, Rev., C.R. At the Hamilton Cathedral briefly in Born Feb. 6, 1872, in Muskoka. At 1910; Flinton, Ky., 1916. St. Jerome's College; at Rome, 1891 to 1896; ordained at Rome, May 30, 1896; THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WATERLOO COUNTY BOOK I BY REV. THEOBALD SPETZ, C.R., D.D. _________________ SOUTHERN PASTOR CALLED BY DEATH Rev. Ignatius Perius Dies At Louisville; Canadian By Birth And Formerly On St. Jerome's College Staff LOUISVILLE, KY., Sept. 23 - Rev. Ignatius Perius, pastor of St. Cecilia's church North 25th street, was called by death yesterday after brief illness. The deceased assumed charge of the December, having as his assistants Rev. A. Reitzel and Rev. E. Waechter. Previously he was pastor of St. Magdalen's church of this city, Brook street, for about two years and before that he was attached to St. Mary's college, located about 65 miles southeast, as superior. Father Perius was a Canadian, having been born about 55 years ago Deemerton, Bruce county, Ontario. His mother died when he was infant and he was raised and educated at St. Agatha orphanage in Waterloo county. After passing thru primary school he received his education at St. Jerome's college in Kitchener and then journeyed to Rome, Italy, to join the Congregation of the Resurrection and prepare for the priesthood. On his return he taught in St. Jerome's college and also was assistant in the Catholic churches of Kitchener and Waterloo . More than twenty years ago Father Perius came to Kentucky and has been identified with church and college work in this state for the greater part of the time since then. He together with Rev. M. Jaglowiez was active in the administration of St. Mary's college occupying at different times the position of vice president and superior. During the Great War Father Ignatius, as he was generally called, became chaplain in the Great Lakes Naval Station near Chicago. Thereafter he was appointed Superior of the Resurrectionist, Scholasticale in St. Louis, Mo., for a number of years, and then returned to St. Mary's college in Kentucky as superior. The deceased was greatly beloved not only by students in his classes but also by his parishioners. He was a most brilliant pulpit orator and some years ago published a collection of sermons which are considered classics by the clergy generally. A. solemn funeral service will take place in St. Cecilia's church on Saturday morning taken and thereafter, the remains will be to St. Agatha, Ontario, for burial on Tuesday, September 28. It is noteworthy that Father Perius on his visit to Canada last summer, which proved to be his last, visited St. Agatha cemetery wished and selected the spot where he awaiting the his body to be placed final resurrection. The Daily Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Sep 23, 1926 Page 1 ____________ REV. IGNATIUS E. PERIUS, C.R. \endash As vice-president of St. Mary's College, at St. Mary, Marion county, Father Perius is a valued factor in connection with educational work in the state, as is he also in the association of the affairs of the Catholic church of his diocese, by reason of which facts he is entitled to consideration in this volume. Concerning the college with which he is thus prominently identified specific mention is made on other pages of this work. Father Perius was born at Deemerton, Bruce county, province of Ontario, Canada, on the 5th of February, 1872, and is a son of Nicholas and Anna (Schmidt) Perius, the former of whom was born in Cologne, Rhenish Prussia, and the latter of whom was born in Wellesley, Waterloo county, Ontario, Canada. Nicholas Perius was reared and educated in his native land, whence he came to America when a young man, locating in Bruce county, Ontario, Canada, where he married and where he continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits for many years. He finally removed to Cavalier county, North Dakota, where he continued to be engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death, on the 28th of September, 1897, at the venerable age of seventy-four years. The mother of the subject of this review died on the 11th of February, 1872, only six days after his birth. Of the ten children six are now living and all are residents of North Dakota except one sister, who resides in Oklahoma and Reverend Ignatius E. Perius, whose name initiates this sketch. In the parochial schools of his native town Father Perius gained his early educational training and in the same he was graduated in 1885. In the same year he was matriculated in St. Jerome's College, at Berlin, Ontario, where he completed the classical course and was graduated as a member of the class of 1891 \endash the same class in which the present president of St. Mary's College, was likewise graduated. The two young students together proceeded to the city of Rome, Italy, where they continued their studies in the Gregorian University for six years, completing the philosophical and theological courses. In the "Eternal City," on the 30th of May, 1896, Father Perius received the orders of the priesthood, having been ordained by Cardinal Cassetta. Immediately after his ordination Father Perius returned to Canada and became a member of the faculty of his alma mater, St. Jerome's College, retaining this incumbency until July, 1899. He then came to St. Mary's College, where he served as disciplinarian for the ensuing three years. In 1902 he was made vice-president of the institution and he thus served until September, 1908, when he resigned the office, having been appointed superior of the college in July of that year. In September, 1909, he again resumed the vice-presidency, of which office he has since been the able and popular incumbent. As a member of the faculty of the college he is assigned to the chair of logic, metaphysics and ethics. Like his able confreres he is a member of the Congregation of Resurrection. A HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS By E. POLK JOHNSON 1912 The Lewis Publishing Company

  
  

• Sources

  [S3296] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000. NameIgnatius E Perius Death Date23 Sep 1926 Death PlaceJefferson Age054 Volume47 Certificate23022

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Feb 1872 - Deemerton, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Residence - 1881 - Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Sep 1926 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Buried - - Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth