Bernard Smith (abbot), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish Benedictine monk and academic
Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1812
Place of Birth: County Cavan, Ireland
Date of Death: 11-Dec-1892
Profession: abbot
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Bernard Smith (abbot)
- Dom Bernard Smith, O.S.B.
- (September 12, 1812 – December 11, 1892) was an Irish Benedictine monk, and later a titular abbot.
- He served as professor at the Urban College, curial official, and guide to prominent English-speaking visitors to Rome in the mid to late nineteenth century.
- Dom Smith was also the first pro-rector of the Pontifical North American College, the national college for American seminarians in Rome.
- He served as pro-rector before the arrival of the first rector, William McCloskey, in March 1860.
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