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[https://catalog.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1646821?locg=63 Yankee Priest] Edward F. Murphy | [https://catalog.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1646821?locg=63 Yankee Priest] Edward F. Murphy | ||
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Salem priest, Edward Murphy (1892-1975) was also a writer of novels. One particularly popular book was "The Scarlet Lily."
Edward Murphy was born in 1892 into a large Irish Catholic family in South Salem. He attended St. Mary's Parish School and church.
He went on to Catholic University where he earned a doctorate in philosophy.
In 1932, he was assigned a dual role at an African-American parish and college in New Orleans. Xavier College had just opened. Murphy began staging musical revues and operas to
raise money and awareness for the school and to provide a showcase for the many talented Xavier students.
Murphy wrote "The Scarlet Lily" which was one of the "first Catholic best-seller". He continued to write more successful novels, though he
to stayed with his missionary work within the African-American community for his long career.
Murphy wrote an autobiography "Yankee Priest: An Autobiographical Journey" in 1952.
See Also
Yankee Priest Edward F. Murphy
"Late Salem priest had a remarkable life" Salem Evening News (Essex County Chronicles), Nov. 15, 2010
