"The Church still has with-in her hierarchy men of the stamp of Chrysostom, Basil, and Gregory Nazienzen, men who strained every nerve to avoid honors as much as men of the world strive for them."
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John Murphy Farley
John Murphy Farley (20 April 1842 – 17 September 1918) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York.
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