Education
After his study in France, he immigrated to the United States with other Jesuits after ordination and completed his fourth year of theology at Georgetown College along with Review Salvator Canio and Review Joseph Bixio.
After his study in France, he immigrated to the United States with other Jesuits after ordination and completed his fourth year of theology at Georgetown College along with Review Salvator Canio and Review Joseph Bixio.
He was a Genoese priest. After studying philosophy and rhetoric and teaching for a year, he was sent to Vals, France, for the study of theology. After his study he spent four years teaching rhetoric at Frederick, Maryland, where he was minister and socius to the master of novices.
In 1854 Masnata Society of Jesus (Jesuit) sailed to California through Panama and arrived in San Francisco, United States, along with French
Charles Messea Society of Jesus (Jesuit) and French Anthony Maraschi Society of Jesus (Jesuit) In 1865 he was appointed Santa Clara University"s fifth president successor of the presidency of Burchard Villiger.
In 1868, shy and lacking in proper English, Masnata was replaced by Aloysius Varsi. In 1873 French Aloysius Masnata, Society of Jesus (Jesuit) served as the 6th president of San Francisco"s Saint Ignatius College.
On November 18, 1886, Aloysius Masnata died in Los Gatos, California.