▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁two ▁Catholic ▁women ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁conversion ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁soon ▁there after . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁studied ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁In ns b ruck ▁in ▁Austria , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Boston ▁College , ▁before ▁being ▁named ▁President ▁of ▁Boston ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁As ▁president , ▁he ▁initi ated ▁the ▁college ' s ▁re location ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁End ▁of ▁Boston ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁campus ▁in ▁Ch est nut ▁Hill , ▁Massachusetts ▁that ▁he ▁purchased . ▁He ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁campus ' ▁first ▁building , ▁the ▁rec itation ▁hall , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁G ass on ▁Hall . ▁For ▁this , ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Boston ▁College ' s ▁" second ▁founder ." ▁His ▁ten ure ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁he ▁moved ▁first ▁to ▁Maryland ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Ge or get own ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁gradu ate ▁de an ▁for ▁soci ology ▁for ▁nine ▁years . ▁He ▁then ▁briefly ▁led ▁the ▁Man res a ▁Institute ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁before ▁being ▁station ed ▁at ▁Lo y ola ▁College ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Ign ati us