Arnold Damen, (1815-1890)
Arnold Damen, S.J.
Arnold Damen, S.J., statue
President, 1870-1872
Born in 1815 at Etten-Leur, Holland, Father Damen was ordained a priest of the Society of Jesus in 1848 at St. Louis, MO. After carrying out his priestly duties in St. Louis for several years, Father Damen was assigned to Chicago where he began construction of a college in 1869.
- Founder of Holy Family Parish
- Founder of St. Ignatius College, 1870