▁col ony , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁British ▁H ond uras . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁George ▁Price ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bel ize ▁City ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁British ▁H ond uras , ▁to ▁William ▁and ▁I rene ▁( née ▁Es cal ante ) ▁Price . ▁He ▁had ▁eight ▁sister s ▁and ▁two ▁brothers . ▁ ▁Price ▁received ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁at ▁Holy ▁R ede emer ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁College ▁High ▁School ▁( S J C ). ▁He ▁surv ived ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁which ▁destroyed ▁S J C ▁at ▁Lo y ola ▁Park , ▁sw imming ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁w reck age . ▁Under ▁the ▁Jes uits ▁he ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Catholic ▁social ▁justice , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁en cyc lic al ▁R er um ▁nov ar um . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁the ▁young ▁Price ▁felt ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood , ▁so ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁study ▁abroad , ▁first ▁att ending ▁the ▁Saint ▁August ine ' s ▁Minor ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Mayor ▁Sem in ario ▁Conc ili ar ▁in ▁Gu atem ala ▁City . ▁Through out ▁his ▁life ▁Price ▁remained ▁a ▁dev out ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁and ▁attended ▁Mass ▁daily . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁in ▁Europe ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁Rome ▁and , ▁instead , ▁George ▁Price ▁returned ▁to ▁Bel ize . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁local ▁business man ▁Robert ▁Sid ney