In 1837, Basile Moreau, C.S.C., founded the Congregation of Holy
Cross (C.S.C.), a community of Catholic priests and brothers, to
minister to and educate the people of France devastated by the
French Revolution. During the centuries that followed, the
Congregation expanded its mission around the globe to educate and
evangelize, including the establishment in 1842 of the
Congregation’s first educational institution in America—the
University of Notre Dame. This sweeping book, written by the
skilled historian and archivist James T. Connelly, C.S.C., offers
the first complete history of the Congregation, covering nearly two
centuries from 1820 to 2018. Throughout this volume, Connelly
focuses on the ministry of the Congregation rather than on its
ministers, although some important individuals are discussed,
including Jacques-François Dujarié; Sr. Mary of the Seven Dolors,
M.S.C.; André Bessette, C.S.C.; and Edward Sorin, C.S.C. Within a
few short years of founding the Congregation, Moreau sent the
priests, brothers, and sisters from France to Algeria, the United
States, Canada, Italy, and East Bengal. Connelly chronicles in
great detail the suppression of all religious orders in France in
1903 and demonstrates how the Congregation shifted its subsequent
expansion efforts to North America. Numerous educational
institutions, parishes, and other ministries were founded in the
United States and Canada during these decades. In 1943, Holy Cross
again extended its work to South America. With the most recent
establishment of a religious presence in the Philippines in 2008,
Holy Cross today serves in sixteen different countries on five
continents. The book describes the beatification of Basil Moreau,
C.S.C, on September 15, 2007, and the canonization of André
Bessette, C.S.C. on October 17, 2010. The book will interest C.S.C.
members and historians of Catholic history. Anyone who wants to
learn about the origins of the University of Notre Dame will want
to read this definitive history of the Congregation.
General
Imprint: |
University of Notre Dame Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2020 |
First published: |
2020 |
Authors: |
James T. Connelly
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
440 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-268-10885-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-268-10885-4 |
Barcode: |
9780268108854 |
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