Villanova University
Founded 1842
In 1841, Augustinian friars purchased the Rudolph Estate outside Philadelphia with the intention of building a college. Fr. John Possidius O'Dwyer was the first president of the school, originally named Augustinian College and placed under the patronage of St. Thomas of Villanova.
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D. Contosta and D. Gallagher, Villanova University 1842-1992: American-Catholic-Augustinian
