VAGGIONE, Richard Paul, OHC, - 1945 - 2021 Monk, priest, scholar, teacher, the Rev. Richard Paul Vaggione, OHC died October 23, 2021, in Kingston, New York.
Born in San Jose, California, Fr. Vaggione studied at Santa Clara University, the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, and The General Theological Seminary, New York.
He received his D.Phil from Oxford University where he developed his expertise in early Christianity.
He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1971 and entered the Order of the Holy Cross at Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York, in 1980.
He professed life vows in 1986. Fr Vaggione was the author of numerous scholarly books and articles examining the history and theology of the diverse movements of the Christian patristic period. He taught at several educational institutions, including the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and Trinity College, Toronto where he mentored doctoral students and others in their research and writing.
He served as parish priest at Episcopal churches throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and in Greater Toronto, most notably as Incumbent of St. Matthias Anglican Church.
He was sought out as a confessor and spiritual guide. During his years in Toronto, he was resident at Holy Cross Priory, High Park, and served as Prior. He edited the definitive edition of the Order's Rule. Fr. Vaggione is survived by his brother Michael and by his monastic family.
Immurement has been at Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY on November 9, 2021. A memorial service for Fr. Vaggione will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Hilda's Anglican Church, 2353 Dufferin Street, Toronto.
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