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1802 In Ireland
Events from the year 1802 in Ireland. Events *First Christian Brothers' school founded by Edmund Rice in Waterford. *Cork Fever Hospital and House of Recovery founded by Dr. John Milner Barry in Cork. *Linen Hall Library moves into permanent premises in the White Linen Hall in Belfast. Arts and literature * Henry Boyd completes the first full English translation of Dante's ''Divine Comedy''. * A collection of Irish language religious verse by Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin (died 1795), ''Timothy O'Sullivan's Pious Miscellany'', is published in Clonmel. Births *18 April – Robert Patterson, businessman and naturalist (died 1872). *24 May – Robert Baldwin Sullivan, lawyer, judge, and politician in Canada, second Mayor of Toronto (died 1853). *12 December – Robert Templeton, naturalist, artist and entomologist (died 1892). *Juan Galindo, born John Galindo, fighter for Central American independence and explorer (killed in action 1839 in Honduras) Deaths *28 January – Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregation Of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers ( la, Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum; abbreviated CFC) is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. Their first school was opened in Waterford, Ireland, in 1802. At the time of its foundation, though much relieved from the harshest of the Penal Laws by the Parliament's Relief Acts, UK Catholics faced much discrimination throughout the newly created United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland pending full Catholic emancipation in 1829. This congregation is sometimes referred to as simply "the Christian Brothers", leading to confusion with the De La Salle Brothers—also known as the Christian Brothers (sometimes by Lasallian organisations themselves). As such, Rice's congregation is sometimes called the Irish Christian Brothers or the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. History Formation of The Christian brothers At the turn of the nineteenth century, Waterford merchant Edmund Rice consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
