Olde Towne in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Priests Who Died In Their Service Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

1. Priests Who Died In Their Service Memorial

Inscription.
Erected by a grateful people to the memory of the priests who died in their service

Rt. Rev. Msgr. F. Joseph Magri
1917 - 1942

Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. Govaert
1942 - 1961

Rev. Francis Devlin
1845 - 1855

Rev. Jos. H. Plunkett
1855 - 1870

Rev. Wm. B. Hanley
1897 - 1902

Rev. Thos. J. Brady
1870 - 1907

Rev. Robert J. Walsh
1915 - 1999

Rev. Chas. E. Donahoe
1907 - 1917

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 36° 50.127′ N, 76° 18.214′ W. Memorial is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in Olde Towne. It is at the intersection of High Street and Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on High Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 522 High St, Portsmouth VA 23704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

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and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul's Catholic Church Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. Francis Devlin (within shouting distance of this marker); Arnold's British Defenses, 1781 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monumental Methodist Church (about 300 feet away); Saint Paul's School (about 400 feet away); George Teamoh (about 400 feet away); The Founding of Edmarc (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

2. Priests Who Died In Their Service Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

3. Priests Who Died In Their Service Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.