Allan Fitzgerald, OSA

Fr. Allan Fitzgerald, OSA, entered the Order of Saint Augustine after his first year at Villanova University (1960). He has taught in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies from 1972-1997 and again from 2009 until 2019. He now teaches in the College of Professional Studies for a new program for special education students.

Fr. Allan became the editor of Augustinian Studies in 1990, the only English language journal devoted entirely to Augustine’s thought and influence. He edited an encyclopedia of Saint Augustine (Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia), published in 1999. He also taught at the Augustinian Patristic Institute in Rome (1997-2009) and returned to Villanova as the director of the Augustinian Institute, a position that became a full-time position in 2011. He resigned from that position in 2019 but continues as Director of Special Events for the Augustinian Institute.