{"id":251,"date":"2025-08-04T09:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcfm-multisite-staging.mystagingwebsite.com\/fatherpeyton\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=251"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:50:03","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/chapters\/chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitolo 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94705b95 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><style>@media(max-width:1024px){.cbmi-818d7fe0{min-height:55vh !important;}.cbmi-818d7fe0.is-fit-object .wp-block-cover__image-background{object-fit:contain;object-position: 50% 100% !important;}}@media(max-width:767px){.cbmi-818d7fe0{min-height:55vh !important;}.cbmi-818d7fe0.is-fit-object .wp-block-cover__image-background{object-fit:contain;object-position: 50% 100% !important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0b6c9ebb3a3566ad92ad12ff2cdf6a1 cbmi-818d7fe0\" style=\"min-height:90vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-231 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/peytonfamilychapter1banner-1024x458.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/ data-desktop=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/peytonfamilychapter1banner-1024x458.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/peytonfamilychapter1banner-1024x458.webp 1024w, https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/peytonfamilychapter1banner-300x134.webp 300w, https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/peytonfamilychapter1banner-768x344.webp 768w, https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/peytonfamilychapter1banner-1536x688.webp 1536w, https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/peytonfamilychapter1banner.webp 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#816e5f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center animated slideInUp slow has-calluna-font-family has-x-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase\">Capitolo 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center animated slideInUp slow delay-100ms has-calluna-font-family is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left\" style=\"padding-top:1rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:capitalize\">I primi anni<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center animated slideInUp delay-200ms slow has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>La vita in Irlanda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2385ee6b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;padding-top:4rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:4rem;padding-left:1.25rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top columns-layout columns-reverse title-rearrange-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6f9e0450 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top text-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading animated fadeInUp slow has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playlistscript-font-family has-xx-large-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left wp-elements-d0e54651d6b4a5722a8ba4a80649fec6\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Radici familiari<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInUp delay-100ms slow text-justify has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\">Nella contea di Mayo, in Irlanda, il contadino John Peyton spos\u00f2 Mary Gillard nel 1899. Patrick Peyton nacque il 9 gennaio 1909 ed era il sesto di nove figli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInUp delay-200ms slow text-justify has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\">Il padre di Patrick aveva circa 42 anni al momento della nascita di Patrick ed era gi\u00e0 affetto da problemi di salute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInUp o-anim-custom-delay slow o-anim-value-delay-300ms text-justify has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\">Patrick fu battezzato il 10 gennaio 1909.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInUp o-anim-custom-delay slow o-anim-value-delay-400ms text-justify has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-left:0rem\">La famiglia crebbe lavorando in una fattoria e pregando il Rosario ogni sera.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top columns-layout__left-col is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized has-custom-border animated zoomIn slow\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Peyton_Parents.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252\" style=\"border-radius:1.25rem;width:702px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Peyton_Parents.webp 442w, https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/Peyton_Parents-300x218.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\">I genitori di Patrick, Mary e John Peyton.<\/mark><\/em><\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80aec131 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:3.75rem;padding-left:1.25rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full animated zoomIn slow\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/birth-certificate.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/birth-certificate.webp 827w, 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class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playlistscript-font-family has-xx-large-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left wp-elements-faaef638665424d485309d65e4a73d64\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1.88rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\">Istruzione scolastica<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-hcfm-tabs\">\n    <div class=\"tabs tabs-horizontal\">\n        <div class=\"tabs-links\">\n                                <button class=\"tabs-links--item active\" data-index=\"0\">1914<\/button>\n                                        <button class=\"tabs-links--item \" data-index=\"1\">1917<\/button>\n                                        <button class=\"tabs-links--item \" data-index=\"2\">1923<\/button>\n                                        <button class=\"tabs-links--item \" data-index=\"3\">1928<\/button>\n                                        <button class=\"tabs-links--item \" data-index=\"4\">1929<\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n                                <div class=\"tabs-content--item tab-content--item-index-0 active\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Scuola di Bofield<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Nel mese di maggio, all\u2019et\u00e0 di 5 anni, Patrick inizi\u00f2 la scuola.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"tabs-content--item tab-content--item-index-1 \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>La scuola a Bonniconlon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>La scuola a Bonniconlon<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"tabs-content--item tab-content--item-index-2 \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Scuola di Bofield<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Prima del quindicesimo compleanno di Patrick, egli lasci\u00f2 questa scuola a causa di un incidente con il preside Tadhg O\u2019Leary e fu iscritto alla scuola di Currower. Nel 1924, all\u2019et\u00e0 di 15 anni, Patrick lasci\u00f2 la scuola e torn\u00f2 a lavorare nella fattoria di famiglia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"tabs-content--item tab-content--item-index-3 \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Scuola superiore di San Tommaso<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">All\u2019et\u00e0 di 19 anni, Patrick inizi\u00f2 il suo primo anno di scuola superiore in America presso la St. Thomas High School di Scranton, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"tabs-content--item tab-content--item-index-4 \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Universit\u00e0 di Notre Dame<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">All\u2019et\u00e0 di 20 anni, Patrick e suo fratello Tom iniziarono il loro secondo anno di scuola superiore presso il Seminario Minore di Santa Croce, all\u2019ombra dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Notre Dame in Indiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dc6b3205 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:3.75rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:3.75rem;padding-left:1.25rem\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull video-bg-wrapper max-h-[-webkit-fill-available] video-play-in-background youtube-bg is-playing\">\n            <div class=\"iframe-loader\"><\/div>\n            <iframe\n                id=\"yt-bg-b40fda97-edf1-47f0-be99-2902e0071f41\"\n                class=\"video-bg js-youtube-bg max-h-[-webkit-fill-available]\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ze1Fob8SXYk?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1&#038;loop=1&#038;playlist=Ze1Fob8SXYk&#038;controls=0&#038;fs=0&#038;disablekb=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;playsinline=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\"\n                title=\"Background video\"\n                loading=\"lazy\"\n                referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"autoplay; 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Egli praticava questa fede ogni sera inginocchiandosi e guidando la famiglia nella preghiera del Rosario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center animated fadeInUp slow o-anim-custom-delay o-anim-value-delay-300ms has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\"><strong>Robert e Kitty Gillard<\/strong> \u2013 Patrick visse con i suoi nonni due volte nella sua vita prima dei 9 anni. Anche in questa occasione Patrick speriment\u00f2 lo \u201cspirito di fede\u201d, poich\u00e9 si inginocchiavano insieme come famiglia e pregavano il Rosario ogni sera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center animated fadeInUp o-anim-custom-delay o-anim-value-delay-400ms slow has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\">Un contadino di un villaggio vicino aveva bisogno di aiuto per raccogliere le patate. Mentre soggiornava presso di loro, Patrick si rese conto che questa famiglia era diversa dalla sua, poich\u00e9 mancava lo \u201cspirito di fede\u201d e non recitavano il Rosario in famiglia. Patrick decise di condividere il suo amore per Maria e per il Rosario in famiglia con questa famiglia, e iniziarono a pregare il Rosario ogni sera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center animated fadeInUp o-anim-custom-delay slow o-anim-value-delay-500ms has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-left:0rem\"><strong>John Barrett<\/strong> \u2013 All\u2019et\u00e0 di 9 anni, uno degli amici di Patrick, John Barrett, organizz\u00f2 per lui il servizio alla Messa. Questo era un grande onore nella sua parrocchia e il desiderio di Patrick di diventare sacerdote inizi\u00f2 a formarsi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-46de4439 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem;padding-right:1.25rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-left:1.25rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top columns-layout title-rearrange-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6f9e0450 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top columns-layout__left-col is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border animated zoomIn slow\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/b-Pat-and-Tom-Peyton.jpg-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" style=\"border-radius:1.25rem;width:702px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/b-Pat-and-Tom-Peyton.jpg-1.jpeg 447w, https:\/\/fatherpeyton.org\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/b-Pat-and-Tom-Peyton.jpg-1-205x300.jpeg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\">Pat, a sinistra, e suo fratello Tom, a destra, mentre passeggiano lungo una strada di campagna.<\/mark><\/em><\/mark><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top text-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading animated fadeInUp slow has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-whitney-font-family has-xx-large-font-size is-heading-wave-line is-wave-line-width-100 is-wave-line-primary is-wave-align-left wp-elements-14f249675eb31ccfb25fe2cf3772d58e\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem;text-transform:capitalize\"><code>Missioni parrocchiali<\/code> e domande di ammissione ai seminari<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInUp slow delay-100ms has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-elements-0f082e9cecf855a0901394929bd7f9fc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\">Dall\u2019et\u00e0 di 9 anni fino ai 17 anni, il desiderio di Patrick di diventare sacerdote crebbe ad ogni ritiro e ad ogni conferenza tenuta nella parrocchia di San Giuseppe ad Attymass. Tuttavia, le sue domande di ammissione al seminario furono respinte ed egli si orient\u00f2 nuovamente verso una carriera professionale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size\">\n<li class=\"animated fadeInUp delay-200ms slow has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-calluna-font-family wp-elements-62c049177880db1ef3e5635c09ff3b7b\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\"><strong>Redentoristi (Italia)<\/strong> \u2013 Questi sacerdoti furono i primi a suggerire a Patrick di intraprendere la strada del sacerdozio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"animated fadeInUp o-anim-custom-delay o-anim-value-delay-300ms slow has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-calluna-font-family wp-elements-01e8fc9eaef464eb5d1a8b52a8dd0900\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\"><strong>Cappuccini (Italia)<\/strong> \u2013 Patrick credeva che questa fosse la comunit\u00e0 a cui era chiamato ad appartenere, cos\u00ec scrisse loro una lettera. Non ricevette mai risposta e si sent\u00ec rifiutato.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"animated fadeInUp o-anim-custom-delay o-anim-value-delay-400ms slow has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-calluna-font-family wp-elements-9898238b56ee44abbd42a1d9244d7b18\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:0rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0rem\"><strong>Societ\u00e0 delle Missioni Africane (Africa)<\/strong> \u2013 Il suo parroco pens\u00f2 che forse Patrick avrebbe potuto ottenere una borsa di studio per entrare nella comunit\u00e0, ma fu nuovamente rifiutato: <em>\u201c<\/em>Ci dispiace\u2026 ma Patrick non raggiunge il livello richiesto in matematica.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInUp o-anim-custom-delay slow o-anim-value-delay-500ms has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-calluna-font-family has-x-medium-font-size wp-elements-e4d7515ac104c85b5f04dfd992a7bbe3 wp-block-paragraph\">Dopo i suoi rifiuti, Patrick decise di abbandonare quello che sembrava essere un \u00absogno folle\u00bb di diventare sacerdote e si concentr\u00f2 sul diventare milionario in America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radici familiari Nella contea di Mayo, in Irlanda, il contadino John Peyton spos\u00f2 Mary Gillard nel 1899. 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