Rev. John Leo O'Reilly's Photo Album

    Photos taken by Rev. O'Reilly while travelling through the Bosporus strait on the way to Turkey.

    These photos were taken by Rev. O'Reilly while he was in Turkey. They include a view of Constantinople, The Golden Horn, and their arrival on the Island of Rhodes.

    Photos taken by Rev. O'Reilly during his time on the Plains of Syria. Photos include a Bedouin camp of goat hair tents, a Bedouin and his flock, as well as the Ruins of Baalbek.

    Photos taken by Rev. O'Reilly while in Damascus, Syria and at the Ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon.

    Photos depict the area around the Sea of Galilee. They include Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, Ruins of Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes and a well armed Bedouin.

    These photos were taken by Rev. O'Reilly during his visit to Tiberias, Israel. They include the Plain where the second multiplication of the loaves and fishes took place, and Lake Tiberias.

    These photos were taken by Rev. O'Reilly in the Galilee area. Photos include Cana of Galilee, the Well of Cana, a cactus grove in Nazareth, and the ruins of a crusader church on Mount Tabor.

    Taken during Rev. O'Reilly's time in Nazareth, the photos include shots of a caravan passing through Nazareth and Fr. Foran entering Nazareth from Mount Tobor on a donkey.

    This photo is a group shot of Rev. O'Reilly with other Pilgrims at the Monastery of the Assumptionists in Jerusalem.

    These photos were taken by Rev. O'Reilly during his time in Jerusalem. Sites include Jerusalem from the top of the Mount of Olives, The tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Mass on the banks of the J

    These photos were taken by Rev. O'Reilly during his time in Bethlehem. They include Russian pilgrims at the Jordan, a village of shepherds from the hill of Bethlehem, and the Tomb of Rachel Noor.

    These photos were taken by Rev. O'Reilly when he visited the pyramids in Egypt.

    These photos were taken by Rev. O'Reilly as he departed the Holy Land, including a photo of the Ship decorated for the procession of the Blessed Sacrament.

    Photo of Rev. O'Reilly and his travelling companions on board ship as they leave the Holy Land.

    Photos taken by Rev. O'Reilly during visits to Naples and Sicily. Photos include Messina, Sicily and Naples with Vesuvius visible in the distance.

    This photo is a group shot of Rev. O'Reilly with other Pilgrims at the Monastery of the Assumptionists in Jerusalem.

    Photo captures Rev. O'Reilly's voyage as he sails on the Bosphorous on his way to Constantinople.

    Photo's show a camel caravan passing through Nazareth and a precipice overlooking Nazareth

    Born in Wildfield, Ontario, in 1887, Rev. O'Reilly was ordained on September 29, 1912 at St. Jerome's College, Kitchener, ON. In 1914, Rev. O'Reilly was studying at the Pontifical International Insti