Father Flanagan’s Tomb
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Boys Town founder Father Edward J. Flanagan was called on to help children both nationally and internationally. After World War II, President Truman asked him to travel to Asia and Europe to attend discussions about children left orphaned and displaced by the war. During a tour of Europe, he fell ill and died of a heart attack in Berlin, Germany, on May 15, 1948.
Funeral services for Father Flanagan were held here in the Dowd Memorial Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, located in the heart of his beloved Boys Town. Today, adjacent to the nave on the west side of the Chapel, is Father Flanagan’s Tomb.
Read the Omaha World-Herald article regarding Father Flanagan's Sainthood.
“…The work will continue, you see, whether I am there or not, because it is God’s work, not mine.” — Father Flanagan
Learn more about the canonization process for
Father Flanagan.
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