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Boyle, Leonard Eugene (Leonard)
1923 - He was born in Ballintra, County Donegal, Ireland on the 13th of November.
1940 - Boyle spent some years in Tralee following the tragic death of his older brother John.
1943 - Leonard was educated in Gaelic and entered the Dominican Order.
1949 - He was ordained a priest having received his doctorate in Oxford.
1961 - He taught at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, and at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
1984 - He was appointed Prefect of the Vatican Library by Pope John Paul II.
1987 - He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
1999 - He died on the 25th of October.
1940 - Boyle spent some years in Tralee following the tragic death of his older brother John.
1943 - Leonard was educated in Gaelic and entered the Dominican Order.
1949 - He was ordained a priest having received his doctorate in Oxford.
1961 - He taught at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, and at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
1984 - He was appointed Prefect of the Vatican Library by Pope John Paul II.
1987 - He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
1999 - He died on the 25th of October.
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