Mychal Judge | |
|---|---|
 Mychal Judge | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1961 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Emmett Judge May 11, 1933 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 68) World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Collapse of 2 World Trade Center as part of September 11 attacks |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Chaplain to the New York City Fire Department |
| Education | St. Bonaventure University, Holy Name College Seminary |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | September 11 (OCCA) |
| Venerated in | Orthodox-Catholic Church of America |
| Title as Saint | Saint Mychal Judge or Saint Mychal the Martyr |
| Canonized | July 27, 2002 by Orthodox-Catholic Church of America[1] |
| Attributes | Brown Robes |
| Shrines | St. Mychal the Martyr Parish at 3564 Clays Mill Rd. Lexington, Kentucky |
| Firefighter career | |
| Department | New York City Fire Department |
| Service years | 1992–2001 |
Mychal Fallon Judge, OFM (born Robert Emmett Judge; May 11, 1933 – September 11, 2001), was an American Franciscan friar and Catholic priest who served as a chaplain to the New York City Fire Department. While serving in that capacity, he was killed, becoming the first certified fatality of the September 11 attacks.[2]
- ^ "Fr. Mychal Judge, O.F.M Was Declared a Saint of the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America on July 27, 2002". The Orthodox Catholic Church of America. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ Hagerty, Barbara Bradley. "Memories Of Sept. 11's First Recorded Casualty Endure". NPR. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2013.