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- 24-6-1941 (Creation)
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4 page, pre-printed form
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Biographical history
Born in Norwich and brought up as a Unitarian attending the Octagon Chapel. He studied art and literature in Leipzig. 1889 was received into the Catholic Church at the Holy Apostles Church in Norwich. 1896 a candidate for the priesthood and was ordained in St John the Baptist’s Church, Norwich in 1901. 1903 appointed priest in charge of Marlow, but when his health began to fail he was transferred to Cromer. Father Squirrel was a member of the Guild of the Pope’s Peace which sought via Pope Benedict XV’s call to bring the warring parties together in peace talks during the First World War. 1934 Rector of St. John the Baptist in Norwich. At this time he became involved in the restoration on the Slipper Chapel at Walsingham. On 14 August 1934 Canon Squirrel privately blessed and celebrated the first Mass in the Chapel since the Reformation, prior to Bishop Youens offering the first public Mass on the following day: the Feast of the Assumption.
1962, May 7: Died, Cambridge
Repository
Archival history
was RCDEAA INV
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Canon Squirrell completed the Inventory form dated 24 June 1941. Contents listed for Church (no Baptistry, Organ Gallery, Tower). No Presbytery.
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
PA01-d
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
214mmx337mm