Rev. Lionel Honoré, S.J. Collection

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC083-HONO

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, doctoral dissertation and realia belonging to Fr. Honoré. The correspodnence pertains to the publishing of his articles and his work at Holy Cross. These materials date from 1958 to 2002. There also is a copy of his doctoral dissertation from June 1973. Finally, there is a small collection of realia in the collection including a cyrillic altar cloth, two papal medals and a Pi Delta Phi pin.

Dates

Creation: 1958-2006

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is closed until 2026.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

Biographical Note

Rev. Lionel P. Honoré, S.J. (1934-2006) was born in New Orleans on December 20, 1934. He attended Xavier University, New Orleans graduating in 1956. He then earned a master’s degree in French from Wisconsin University in 1957. A year later, Fr. Honoré entered the Society of Jesus at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, LA. He studied philosophy at Spring Hill College and then taught at Jesuit High School in El Paso, TX. He finished his theological studies at the Weston school of Theology in 1968 and was ordained the same year, taking his final vows in 1978. In 1973, he obtained a Ph. D. from New York University in Romance Languages and taught at Loyola University, New Orleans. Fr. Honoré came to Holy Cross in 1975 and continued to teach at the college until 2005. While at Holy Cross, Rev. Honoré taught French, Italian and Spanish courses. He died on June 25, 2006.