Saint Joan’s Social and Political Alliance A non-party organization founded in London, England, by Gabrielle Jeffery and May Kendall in 1911 “to band together Catholics of both sexes, in order to secure for women the Parliamentary Vote on the same terms as it is, or may be, granted to men.” When partial enfranchisement for British … Continue reading “Saint Joan’s Social and Political Alliance”
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (DIOCESE OF MAURAMANENSIS) Includes the arrondissement of Saint Jean-de-Maurienne in the Department of Haute Savoie. The diocese was suppressed by the Concordat of 1802, and its territory joined to the Diocese of Chambéry under the French Empire, then in 1825 under Piedmontese rule it was cut off from Chambéry and made a special diocese, … Continue reading “Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne”
Saint James of Compostela, Order of
Saint James of Compostela, Order of (SANTIAGO DE LA ESPADA). Founded in the twelfth century, owes its name to the national patron of Spain, St. James the Greater, under whose banner the Christians of Galicia began in the ninth century to combat and drive back the Mussulmans of Spain. Compostela, in Galicia, the centre of … Continue reading “Saint James of Compostela, Order of”
Saint Isidore’s Plow
Saint Isidore’s Plow The purpose of the Catholic rural life movement is the upbuilding of country parishes, recognizing in the rural community an important source of urban as well as of country population. The movement aims at the economic, social, hygienic, cultural, and religious rehabilitation of Catholic rural communities in the United States. The Rural … Continue reading “Saint Isidore’s Plow”
Saint Isidore, College of
Saint Isidore, College of Rome, Italy. Originally founded for Spanish Franciscans during the pontificate of Pope Gregory XV. Father Luke Wadding converted it into a college for the education of Irish Franciscan students in 1625. It was suppressed in 1798, but later restored and reopened with a fresh band of students from Ireland in 1819. … Continue reading “Saint Isidore, College of”
Saint Ignatius’ College, Ontario
Saint Ignatius’ College, Ontario Stamford Hill, London, Ontario. Secondary day school for boys. Founded in 1894 by the Jesuits at the request of Cardinal Vaughan, and enlarged in 1907. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Ignatius’ College, California
Saint Ignatius’ College, California San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855. Conducted by Jesuits. Consists of a preparatory school, schools of arts and sciences, commerce, and law. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, diocese of
Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec, diocese of Founded on 8 June 1852 by Pope Pius IX. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Sherbrooke , Quebec. Notable bishops include Blessed Louis-Zphirin Moreau . See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Saint Hyacinthe New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Hyacinthe
Saint Hyacinthe (SANCTI HYACINTHI) Diocese in the Province of Quebec, suffragan of Montreal. In answer to a petition from the Fathers of First Council of Quebec to the Holy See, portions of the Dioceses of Montreal and Quebec were formed into a separate bishopric by a papal Bull dated 8 June, 1852. At first the … Continue reading “Saint Hyacinthe”
Saint Gregory, Society of
Saint Gregory, Society of Founded in England on Saint Gregory’s day 1929 by Father J. B. McElligott, O.S.B. Composed of persons interested in ecclesiastical music. Its principal aim is to maintain the dignity of the Sacred Liturgy as an instrument of congregational worship, by fulfilling the wishes of Popes Piux X and Pope Pius XI … Continue reading “Saint Gregory, Society of”