duties on account of failing strength. Ryken lived out his final years working at the farm outside Bruges that supplied the school there with vegetables. At the time of his death on November 26, 1871, at the age of seventy-four, the Xaverians were firmly settled in Belgium, England, and the United States. Legacy The Theodore James Ryken Award is bestowed every Founder’s Day, the feast of St. Francis Xavier, by each Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School upon a member of its faculty or staff who exemplifies the Xaverian philosophy by participating in the school’s community of faith. Ryken Hall at Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut houses the schools music suite, science labs and art wing. The Ryken Studies Program at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland is a college preparatory program designed for students with mild learning differences. A statue of Ryken stands outside St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky. Xaverian College in Manchester has a building called ‘Ryken’ which houses their library. St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland is named after Theodore James Ryken, and the school embraces the values of the Xavierian Brothers. References Sources Charles VAN TOURNHOUT c.f.x., Brother Francis-Xavier Rijken. A life sketch, Baltimore, 1904. Charles VAN TOURNHOUT c.f.x., Fragments from the history of the Xaverian Brothers, Baltimore, 1911. Theodore James Rijken, in: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913. Thomas SPALDING c.f.x., Theodore Rijken's 'Scheme of an establishment', in: The Rijken Quarterly, Baltimore, 1966. Jan DEVADDER c.f.x., Rooted in History. The life and times of T. J. Rijken, Founder of the Xaverian Brothers, Volume I, The Vision, Brugge, 1986. Volume II, The Test'', Brugge, 1987. External links Theodore Ryken in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures 1791 births 1871 deaths Dutch Roman Catholic missionaries Founders of Catholic religious communities People from Heusden