Historical Sketches Of Some Of The Pioneer Catholics Of Philadelphia And Vicinity

Author : Joseph Louis J. Kirlin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396390753
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Catholicity in Philadelphia written by Joseph Louis J. Kirlin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catholicity in Philadelphia: From the Earliest Missionaries Down to the Present Time The plan followed has been to trace in chronological sequence as far as possible the gradual growth of Catholicity in the City of Philadelphia, from the visits of the first missionaries down to our own day. The organi zation of each of the pioneer parishes is given in its setting in the general narrative. After the establishment of the Hierarchy in 1808, the record of the administration of each of the six Ordinaries of the See follows the main events of his time; whilst at the close of the rule of each is found a sketch of the new parishes which he organized. In the first Appendix the later development of the several congregations is taken up singly and fol lowed to date, and an account given of the many new parishes founded by the present Archbishop since his coming to Philadelphia in 1884. To con fine within one volume the history of so many distinct units necessarily means that little more than a chronicle of each of the modern parishes can be given. Nor indeed is more required in a work of this character, especially as each congregation has already published or is preparing to publish the detailed account of its foundation and development. Appreciative acknowledgment is made most gratefully to Mr. Martin I. J. Griffin, to whose untiring research is due in great part the discovery of the documents on which this narrative is based; to the Librarian and other officers of the Congressional Library at Washington, to Mr. Gregory Keen of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, and to the Librarian and other officers of the Catholic Historical Society for their courtesy and kindness in giving access to their documents; and, finally, to His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons for permission to copy letters contained in the Baltimore archives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.