Philip Berrigan

The Reverend
Philip Berrigan
SSJ
Born
Philip Francis Berrigan

(1923-10-05)October 5, 1923
Two Harbors, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 2002(2002-12-06) (aged 79)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Burial placeSt. Peter the Apostle Cemetery
Education
Spouse
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(m. 1973)​
Children3
RelativesDaniel Berrigan (brother)

Philip Francis Berrigan SSJ (October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002) was an American peace activist and Catholic priest[1][2][3] with the Josephites.[4][5] He engaged in nonviolent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace and nuclear disarmament and was often arrested.[6][7]

In 1973, he married a former nun, Elizabeth McAlister. Both were subsequently excommunicated by the Catholic Church before being reinstated. For eleven years of their 29-year marriage they were separated by one or both serving time in prison.[8][6]

  1. ^ Lewis, Daniel (December 8, 2002). "Philip Berrigan, Former Priest and Peace Advocate in the Vietnam War Era, Dies at 79". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Philip Berrigan". the Guardian. December 12, 2002. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Remembering Jesuit Priest And Anti-War Activist Daniel Berrigan". NPR.org. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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  5. ^ Nepstad, Sharon Erickson (2008). Religion and war resistance in the Plowshares Movement. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-521-71767-0.
  6. ^ a b Berrigan, Frida (2015). It Runs in the Family: On Being Raised by Radicals and Growing into Rebellious Motherhood. OR Books. ISBN 978-1-5318-2610-9. OCLC 947798459.
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  8. ^ "Philip Berrigan and Elizabeth McAlister papers, DePaul University Special Collections and Archives". DePaul University Libraries. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2019.