He was born Harry James Ellis Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland, and entered the novitiate of the brothers in 1945, being given the religious name of Felician Patrick. He graduated in 1946 from Calvert Hall College High School and joined the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
A young man from Baltimore, Maryland, named Harry James Ellis Jr., entered the novitiate of the brothers in 1945 and took the name Felician Patrick. He graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in 1946 and joined the Brothers of the Christian Schools.