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- Rev. Louis Arthur Venadam, SFM
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Fr. Venadam was born May 16, 1899. One of the original members of the Society, in 1921 he went to Almonte, Ontario at age 22 to join. The following year he was sent to St. Michael’s High School in Toronto. After finishing his education there, he began his studies in preparation for his ordination. He was ordained November 2, 1930, by Bishop Andrew Defebvre, of Ningpo, China.
Fr. Venadam went to China in October 1931 and five years later he was recalled to Canada to campaign for the Society. In 1938 he returned to his mission and six years later he was appointed pro-prefect of Lishui, headquarters of the Scarboro Fathers in that area. When the communists took over the governing of the province, Fr. Venadam was gradually restricted in his movements. In July, 1952 he was placed in the local jail for six months and then transferred to the prison in Hangchow, capital of the province. His treatment during imprisonment left him in severely ill health, he was released and arrived in Hong Kong on May 18, 1954.
After his repatriation to Canada Fr. Venadam spent a year recuperating in St. Joseph du Moine in the diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Then, in 1955 he was appointed to Scarboro’s China mission in Victoria, B.C. He died while serving at the Chinese Canadian mission in Vancouver on March 8, 1958, likely as a result of ongoing sickness due to his imprisonment.
Fr. Venadam is buried in his birth place, Pomquet, Nova Scotia.
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Created by F Rousselle 25 April 2025.
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Biographical sketch adapted from the Society's "Book of Life".