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Michael J. McGivney. Michael Joseph McGivney (August 12, 1852 – August 14, 1890) was an American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut. He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and insurance organization, particularly for immigrants and their families.
Givney. The founder of the Knights of Columbus, Father Michael J. McGivney was a central figure in the growth of Catholicism in America, and he remains a model today. His example of charity, evangelization and empowerment of the laity continues to bear fruit and guide Knights of Columbus around the world. In his Apostolic Letter that was read ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Blessed Michael McGivney, the Connecticut priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus. Join the Guild for free and pray for his canonization as a saint.
Father Michael McGivney was born in Waterbury o n August 12, 1852. His parents, Patrick and Mary (Lynch) McGivney, had arrived in the great 19th Century wave of Irish immigration. Patrick McGivney became a molder in the heat and noxious fumes of a Waterbury brass mill. Mary McGivney gave birth to 13 children, six of whom died in infancy or ...
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Oct 31, 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Blessed Michael McGivney, a priest who responded to the needs of immigrants and workers in 19th-century America by founding the Knights of Columbus. Discover how his vision of unity and charity inspired millions of Catholics around the world.
Having been raised to the honors of the altar, Blessed Michael McGivney has an annual feast day of Aug. 13, the day between his birthday (in 1852) and the day he passed into eternal life (in 1890). His cause has now entered the final phase toward canonization or sainthood.
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May 28, 2020 · The family prayed to the Rev. Michael J. McGivney, the Knights of Columbus said, and the condition was healed. Pope Francis has now attributed this to Father McGivney, who died in 1890 at age 38.
