William S. Bowdern [SEP] religious order
William S. Bowdern
Father William S. Bowdern (February 13, 1897 - April 25, 1983) was a Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He was the author of "The Problems of Courtship and Marriage" printed by "Our Sunday Visitor" in 1939. He was a graduate of and taught at St. Louis University High School; he also taught at St. Louis University. Bowdern participated in an exorcism of Roland Doe in 1949. The incident became the basis of William
Jenny Seagrove as Chris, Peter Bowles as Merrin and Adam Garcia as Damien.
See also.
- William S. Bowdern (Fr. William Bowdern)
- Walter Halloran (Fr. Walter Halloran)
- Edward Hughes
- Robbie Mannheim