 Fr. Lawrence Thomas Breen, OP
Fr. Lawrence was a timid man, but very active in his ministry. He was born in San
Francisco in 1864 and joined the Dominicans at the age of 16. After ordination, he
worked in San Francisco for a year and then returned to Benicia, where he was Novice
Master for two years. In 1894 he was one of the first friars in Portland, Oregon at
Holy Rosary parish. He labored in that vineyard for eight years. He was the
third superior at Holy Rosary. The Sunday school and the Rosarians, a group that led
the rosary, are due to his efforts. He returned to Benicia for a year and then
became rector of St. Catherine of Siena's in Martinez. He remained there for three
years until his death at the early age of 42. He died two years after his novitiate
classmate, Fr. John Jones, OP.
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