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Rev. Reuben Parsons, D.D. (1841 – 13 April 1906) was an American
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Biography

Reuben Parsons was born in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey and was ordained priest in 1866. He received his early education at
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, and later at the
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. For thirteen years Parson was chaplain of St. Joseph's Hospital in
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, where he died after a long illness."Death List of a Day,"
''The New York Times'', April 15, 1906.


Works

* (1872). ''A Biographical Dictionary''. New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co. * (1892)
''Some Lies and Errors of History''
Notre Dame, IND.: Office of the "Ave Maria". * (1896-1900). ''Studies in Church History'': ** (1896)
Vol. I: Centuries I-VIII
New York: Fr. Pustet & Co. ** (1896)
Vol. II: Centuries IX-XIV
New York: Fr. Pustet & Co. ** (1897)
Vol. III: Centuries XV-XVI
New York: Fr. Pustet & Co. ** (1897)
Vol. IV: Centuries XVII-XVIII
New York: Fr. Pustet & Co. ** (1898)
Vol. V: Century XIX (Part I)
New York: Fr. Pustet & Co. ** (1900)
Vol. VI: Century XIX (Part II)
New York: Fr. Pustet & Co. * (1902). ''Universal History''. Yonkers, N.Y. 0 vols.* (1908). ''Sermons''. Philadelphia, Pa.: J.J. McVey.


Selected articles

* (1887)
"Pope Clement VIII. and Beatrice Cenci,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 12, pp. 29–38. * (1887)
"The Charge of Heresy against Dante,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 12, pp. 714–725. * (1894)
"A Glance at the Soldier Monks,"
''The Catholic World'', Vol. LIX, pp. 502–521. * (1895)
"The Eight Centennial of the First Crusade,"
''The Rosary Magazine'' 7, pp. 16–23. * (1895)
"Gustavus Adolphus,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 20, pp. 510–527. * (1896)
"Explorers in the Middle Age: Marco Polo,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 21, pp. 43–52. * (1896)
"The Baptism of France,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 21, pp. 497–517. * (1897)
"A Glance at the Reign of St. Louis,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 22, pp. 47–73 * (1897)
"Lacordaire and Lamennais,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 22, pp. 256–279. * (1897)
"The Struggle of Polish Catholicity with Russian Orthodoxy,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 22, pp. 694–723. * (1898)
"The Later Religious Martyrdom of Poland,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 23, pp. 71–96. * (1898)
"Freemasonry in Latin America,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 23, pp. 802–835. * (1899)
"The Third French Republic as a Persecutor of the Church,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 24, No. 96, pp. 1–18. * (1900)
"Some Heterodoxies and Inconsintencies of Russian 'Orthodoxy',"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 25, pp. 675–696. * (1902)
"The Commencements of the Normans,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 27, pp. 32–53. * (1903)
"The Historical and Religious Origin of Our Recent Immigrants from Eastern Europe,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 28, pp. 37–59. * (1904)
"Feudalism, Chivalry and the Communes in the Middle Age,"
''The American Catholic Quarterly Review'' 29, pp. 39–51. * (1910)
"Early Days of the American College,"
in ''History of the American College''. New York: Benziger Brothers.


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External links

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