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'''John Stillman Duryea''' (January 19, 1918 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] – July 22, 2006 in [[Oaxaca, Oaxaca|Oaxaca]], [[Mexico]]), was a former [[priest]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and an author of ''Alive into the Wilderness: An Autobiography''. |
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== Biography == |
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| ⚫ | According to the ''[[Palo Alto Weekly]]'' (July |
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| ⚫ | Trained at [[Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park|St. Patrick's Seminary]] in [[Menlo Park, California]]. He was ordained March 20, 1943 at [[Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco, California)|St Mary's Cathedral]] in San Francisco by Archbishop [[John J. Mitty]]. He was an assigned in 1943 as assistant pastor at St. Matthew in San Mateo. Sent to Sacred Heart Church in Oakland from 1946 to 1950. Then assigned in 1950, as Catholic chaplain, first at [[San José State University]] and in 1961, [[Stanford University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/stanford-magazine/a-brief-history-of-faith-44b71f15094f|title=A Brief History of Faith|last=|first=|date=2017-06-21|website=Medium|publisher=Stanford Magazine, Stanford University|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> where he became immensely popular and influential as the pastor of St. Ann's Chapel, [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2006/07/25/father-john-duryea-dies-at-88|title=Father John Duryea dies at 88|last=Thorwaldson|first=Jay|date=2006-06-25|website=Palo Alto Weekly|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | According to the ''[[Palo Alto Weekly]]'' (July 25, 2006), he "became nationally famous, or infamous, for announcing on January 18, 1976, in his sermon at St. Ann's Chapel in Palo Alto that he had 'done the one thing the (Catholic Church) institution will not tolerate. I have fallen in love.'"<ref name=":0" /> That spring, he married artist Eve De Bona and became stepfather to her two daughters, Leslie and [[Ariel Gore]].<ref name=":0" /> On the same day, he received a letter from the Archbishop of San Francisco, [[Joseph T. McGucken]], informing him that he had been [[excommunicated]] by [[Pope Paul VI]]. |
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| ⚫ | Following his dismissal from St. Ann's and excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church, Duryea founded the Angelo Roncalli Community, named for [[Pope John XXIII]]. He continued celebrating [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]] with that community for over twenty years, using University Lutheran Church in Palo Alto as its meeting place |
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| ⚫ | Following his dismissal from St. Ann's and excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church, Duryea founded the Angelo Roncalli Community, named for [[Pope John XXIII]]. He continued celebrating [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]] with that community on Sundays, for over twenty years, using University Lutheran Church in Palo Alto as its meeting place. |
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His brother, Robert F. Duryea (1915-1988), also a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after having disclosed a seven-year marriage and five-year-old child. |
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John Duryea retired to Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2001. |
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John Duryea retired to Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2001. He died "a self-directed death" at the age of 88 on July 22, 2006 in Oaxaca, Mexico.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Family == |
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| ⚫ | In addition to normal priestly duties, Duryea practiced a unique "ministry of the wilderness". He led numerous hiking and backpacking trips open to all, regardless of church affiliation or outdoor experience. His welcoming attitude and accepting nature encouraged many people to experience first hand the spiritual power of nature. |
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His brother, Robert Francis Duryea, Jr (1921–2001), also a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, was excommunicated in 1971 and [[Loss of clerical state (Catholic Church)|laicized]] after having disclosed a seven-year marriage (Lualan Adele O'Connor) and five-year-old child (Paul Robert Duryea).<ref>Ann-Nicole Duryea, daughter (2024)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19710430-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------|title=Father Duryea A Moral Activist|last=McManus|first=Doyle|date=30 April 1971|website=The Stanford Daily Archive|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Francis-Duryea-2941273.php|title=Robert Francis Duryea|date=2001-03-17|website=SFGate|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> |
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== Qualities == |
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| ⚫ | In addition to normal priestly duties and being well loved by his local community,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Legendary Locals of Pacifica|last=Hunter|first=Chris|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|date=2014-01-06|isbn=9781467100984|location=Mount Pleasant, South Carolina|pages=102}}</ref> Duryea practiced a unique "ministry of the wilderness". He led numerous hiking and backpacking trips open to all, regardless of church affiliation or outdoor experience. His welcoming attitude and accepting nature encouraged many people to experience first hand the spiritual power of nature. |
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Duryea was an amateur photographer of above-average talent whose subject was the wilderness he loved and the people who visited it with him. He used an old-fashioned large, heavy [[Rolleiflex]] [[twin-lens reflex camera]] that produced [[Medium format (film)|medium format]] {{convert|6|cm|abbr=on}} square slides. His friends have selected a few hundred of the best of his thousands of slides, scanned them, and made the images available on the web. |
Duryea was an amateur photographer of above-average talent whose subject was the wilderness he loved and the people who visited it with him. He used an old-fashioned large, heavy [[Rolleiflex]] [[twin-lens reflex camera]] that produced [[Medium format (film)|medium format]] {{convert|6|cm|abbr=on}} square slides. His friends have selected a few hundred of the best of his thousands of slides, scanned them, and made the images available on the web. |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.duryea.tirfing.com John Duryea's |
*[http://www.duryea.tirfing.com John Duryea's website] |
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*[http://www.duryea.tirfing.com/pics John Duryea's images] |
*[http://www.duryea.tirfing.com/pics John Duryea's images] |
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*[http://arielgore.com/2006/07/letter-from-john-duryea.html Letter From John Duryea] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929162221/http://arielgore.com/2006/07/letter-from-john-duryea.html Letter From John Duryea before his death] |
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John Stillman Duryea (January 19, 1918 in San Francisco, California – July 22, 2006 in Oaxaca, Mexico), was a former priest in the Roman Catholic Church and an author of Alive into the Wilderness: An Autobiography.
Biography
[edit]Trained at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California. He was ordained March 20, 1943 at St Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco by Archbishop John J. Mitty. He was an assigned in 1943 as assistant pastor at St. Matthew in San Mateo. Sent to Sacred Heart Church in Oakland from 1946 to 1950. Then assigned in 1950, as Catholic chaplain, first at San José State University and in 1961, Stanford University,[1] where he became immensely popular and influential as the pastor of St. Ann's Chapel, Palo Alto.[2]
According to the Palo Alto Weekly (July 25, 2006), he "became nationally famous, or infamous, for announcing on January 18, 1976, in his sermon at St. Ann's Chapel in Palo Alto that he had 'done the one thing the (Catholic Church) institution will not tolerate. I have fallen in love.'"[2] That spring, he married artist Eve De Bona and became stepfather to her two daughters, Leslie and Ariel Gore.[2] On the same day, he received a letter from the Archbishop of San Francisco, Joseph T. McGucken, informing him that he had been excommunicated by Pope Paul VI.
Following his dismissal from St. Ann's and excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church, Duryea founded the Angelo Roncalli Community, named for Pope John XXIII. He continued celebrating mass with that community on Sundays, for over twenty years, using University Lutheran Church in Palo Alto as its meeting place.
His autobiography, Alive into the Wilderness: An Autobiography, was published in 1985.
John Duryea retired to Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2001. He died "a self-directed death" at the age of 88 on July 22, 2006 in Oaxaca, Mexico.[2]
Family
[edit]His brother, Robert Francis Duryea, Jr (1921–2001), also a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, was excommunicated in 1971 and laicized after having disclosed a seven-year marriage (Lualan Adele O'Connor) and five-year-old child (Paul Robert Duryea).[3][4][5]
Qualities
[edit]In addition to normal priestly duties and being well loved by his local community,[6] Duryea practiced a unique "ministry of the wilderness". He led numerous hiking and backpacking trips open to all, regardless of church affiliation or outdoor experience. His welcoming attitude and accepting nature encouraged many people to experience first hand the spiritual power of nature.
Duryea was an amateur photographer of above-average talent whose subject was the wilderness he loved and the people who visited it with him. He used an old-fashioned large, heavy Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera that produced medium format 6 cm (2.4 in) square slides. His friends have selected a few hundred of the best of his thousands of slides, scanned them, and made the images available on the web.
References
[edit]- ^ "A Brief History of Faith". Medium. Stanford Magazine, Stanford University. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ a b c d Thorwaldson, Jay (2006-06-25). "Father John Duryea dies at 88". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ Ann-Nicole Duryea, daughter (2024)
- ^ McManus, Doyle (30 April 1971). "Father Duryea A Moral Activist". The Stanford Daily Archive. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Robert Francis Duryea". SFGate. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ Hunter, Chris (2014-01-06). Legendary Locals of Pacifica. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 9781467100984.
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