Edward Joseph Flanagan

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Edward Joseph Flanagan was an Irish-born American Catholic priest best known as the founder of Boys Town, a pioneering community for at-risk and homeless youth in Nebraska.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
founder
human
social reformer
advocatedFor children's rights
juvenile justice reform
burialPlace Dowd Memorial Chapel, Boys Town, Nebraska
citizenshipStatus Irish-born American
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1886-07-13
dateOfDeath 1948-05-15
educatedAt St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie
St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore
University of Innsbruck
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Flanagan
founded Boys Town
foundedInYear 1917
foundedOrganizationType orphanage
youth care community
fullName Edward Joseph Flanagan
givenName Edward
hasHonor subject of the film "Boys Town"
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
influenced approaches to juvenile rehabilitation
modern child welfare practices in the United States
knownFor advocacy for homeless boys
work with at-risk youth
languageSpoken English
Irish
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha clergy
notableFor founding Boys Town
notableWork development of the Boys Town model of care
occupation Catholic priest
educator
social worker
placeOfBirth County Roscommon, Ireland
linked to: County Roscommon
placeOfDeath Berlin, Germany
linked to: Berlin
positionHeld director of Boys Town
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder secular clergy
residence Boys Town, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
sexOrGender male
workLocation Boys Town, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska

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Father Edward J. Flanagan name Edward Joseph Flanagan
Edward Joseph Flanagan fullName Edward Joseph Flanagan