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Irish College At Lisbon
Irish College at Lisbon or St. Patrick's College, Lisbon was set up during the Penal Times, by a group of Irish Jesuits, supported by a number of Portuguese Nobles, in Lisbon. History The religious persecution under Elizabeth and James I lead to the suppression of the monastic schools in Ireland in which the clergy for the most part received their education. It became necessary, therefore, to seek education abroad, and many colleges for the training of the secular clergy were founded on the Continent, at Rome, in Spain and Portugal, in Belgium, and in France.Boyle, Patrick. "Irish Colleges, on the Continent." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 15 March 2020 John Howling was born in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seminary
A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, in academics, or mostly in Christian ministry. The English word is taken from the Latin ''seminarium'', translated as ''seed-bed'', an image taken from the Council of Trent document ''Cum adolescentium aetas'' which called for the first modern seminaries. In the United States, the term is currently used for graduate-level theological institutions, but historically it was used for high schools. History The establishment of seminaries in modern times resulted from Roman Catholic reforms of the Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent. These Tridentine seminaries placed great emphasis on spiritual formation and personal discipline as well as the study, first of philosophy as a base, and, then, as the final crown, theology. The oldest C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Burgh (bishop)
John de Burgh, or de Burgo, or Burke (; ; 1590 – 4 April 1667) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Vicar Apostolic (1629–41) and Bishop (1642–47) of Clonfert, and Archbishop of Tuam (1647–67). Background John de Burgh was a member of the Clanricarde de Burgh or Burke family of County Galway (the surname was latinised as de Burgo and gaelicised as de Búrca, or Búrc, later Burke). He and his brother Hugh were taught by a member of the Ó Maolconaire family, from whom they learned very considerable Greek and Latin. John and Hugh left for the continent in 1614, John to Lisbon, Hugh to Louvain where he joined the Franciscans. Career John de Burgh was ordained a priest and returned to Ireland around 1624, working for two years in the Diocese of Tuam under Boetius Egan. In 1627, on Egan's recommendation, he was appointed Apostolic Vicar of the Diocese of Clonfert by a papal brief on 13 October 1629. During the projected Plantation of Connacht in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Cork
The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and in the Roman Catholic Church it is held by the Bishop of Cork and Ross. Pre-Reformation bishops The diocese of Cork was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail on an ancient bishopric founded by Saint Finbarr in the sixth-century. On 30 July 1326, Pope John XXII, on the petition of King Edward II of England, issued a papal bull for the union of the bishoprics of Cork and Cloyne, the union to take effect on the death of either bishop. The union should have taken effect on the death of Philip of Slane in 1327, however, bishops were still appointed to each separate bishopric. The union eventually took place with Jordan Purcell appointed bishop of the united see of Cork and Cloyne in 1429. Post-Reformation bishops Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murphy (bishop Of Cork)
John Murphy (23 May 1772 in Shandon, Cork – 1 April 1847, in Cork) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the nineteenth century. Murphy commenced his priestly studies in Paris, leaving due to political unrest, he completed his studies at the Irish College at Lisbon he was ordained a priest in Lisbon on 10 May 1795. He was, consecrated Coadjutor Bishop of Cork on 21 February 1815 and its Diocesan on 23 April that year. He was a founding member of the Cork Savings Bank. He clashed with many groups during his episcopate before dying suddenly during the famine A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, natural disasters, crop failure, Demographic trap, population imbalance, widespread poverty, an Financial crisis, economic catastrophe or government policies. Th .... Bishop Murphy is buried in St. Mary's Cathedral, where he had been baptised and served in as bishop. References 1772 births 1847 deaths 19th-century Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peter MacMahon
Michael Peter MacMahon O.P.(1720–20 February 1807) was a Dominican friar and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church born in Limerick, Ireland. He served as Bishop of Killaloe approximately for 42.5 years from 1765 till when he died aged 87 in 1807. He was appointed Bishop on 5 June 1765 and was consecrated on 4 August later that year. He is one of the longest serving bishop in the history of Diocese of Killaloe. Penal laws were relaxed during his episcopate and made life easier for Catholics. The pectoral cross A pectoral cross or pectorale (from the Latin ''pectoralis'', "of the chest") is a cross that is worn on the chest, usually suspended from the neck by a cord or chain. In ancient and medieval times pectoral crosses were worn by both clergy and ... worn by him is still worn by the Bishop Kieran O'Reilly of the Diocese. References External links *''History of the Irish Hierarchy: With the Monasteries of Each County'' by Thom Walsh p. 22*''Limerick; Its His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Linegar
John Linegar (b and d Dublin; 1671 - 1757) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop in the mid 18th century. Linegar was born in Broadstone, Dublin and ordained priest in 1694. He trained for the priesthood in the Irish College at Lisbon, he served as a curate in St. Michan's Catholic Church, Dublin. He was appointed Archbishop of Dublin The Archbishop of Dublin is an archepiscopal title which takes its name after Dublin, Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Irelan ... in 1734. He died in post on 21 June1757. Notes 1659 births 1733 deaths Christian clergy from Dublin (city) 18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin {{Ireland-RC-archbishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Waterford And Lismore
The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore, County Waterford, Lismore in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. History The bishopric is a union of the episcopal sees of Bishop of Waterford, Waterford and Bishop of Lismore, Ireland, Lismore which were united by Pope Urban V in 1363. Following the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there were parallel successions. In the Church of Ireland the see continued until 1833 when it became part of the Archbishop of Cashel, archbishopric of Cashel. In 1838, the Anglican province of Cashel lost its Metropolitan bishop, metropolitan status and became the Bishop of Cashel and Waterford, bishopric of Cashel and Waterford. It was further united with the Sees of Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Richmond
The Diocese of Richmond ( la, Diœcesis Richmondiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its current territory encompasses all of central and southern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and the Eastern Shore. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore, from which its territory was taken, and is a constituent of the ecclesiastical province of Baltimore. As of 2018, there were 241,276 Catholics and 142 parishes that are part of the Diocese of Richmond. The diocese currently has 91 active priests, 41 retired priests, 140 permanent deacons, 7 religious brothers, 181 religious sisters of Catholic religious orders and 31 seminarians serving 139 parishes. There are 28 diocesan Catholic schools in the diocese, with a total enrollment of 8,827 students in 5 high schools and 22 elementary schools. The diocese's current bishop is Barry C. Knestout, who was appointed by Pope Francis on December 5, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Kelly (bishop Of Waterford And Lismore)
Patrick Kelly (16 April 1779 – 8 October 1829) was an Irish people, Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Diocese of Richmond in Virginia (1820–1822) and as bishop of the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Diocese of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland (1822–1829). Biography Early life Patrick Kelly was born in Kilkenny, Ireland on 16 April 1779 to Matthew and Anastatia Nowlan Kelly. He was sent to a classical school at Lisdowney in 1793, and to the Old Academy in 1795. In 1797, he entered the Irish College at Lisbon, St. Patrick's College in Lisbon, Portugal. Priesthood Kelly was Holy Orders, ordained to the Priesthood (Catholic Church), priesthood by Bishop Antônio de Pádua e Bellas in Lisbon on 18 July 1802.''History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossary'', vol.1, p. 272 For the next two years he served as professor of philosophy at St. Patrick's. Kelly returned to Ireland on 15 Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin is an archepiscopal title which takes its name after Dublin, Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church of Ireland. The archbishop of each denomination also holds the title of Primate of Ireland. History The diocese of Dublin was formally established by Sigtrygg (Sitric) Silkbeard, King of Dublin in 1028, . ''Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough''. Retrieved on 31 March 2010. and the first bishop, , was consecrated in about the same year. The diocese of Dublin was subject to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carpenter (archbishop Of Dublin)
John Carpenter (1729 – 29 October 1786), (in Irish Gaelic Seán Mac an tSaor or Seán Maca tSaoir) served as the Roman Catholic archbishop of Dublin from 1770 until death in 1786. Biography John Carpenter was born in 1729 in Dublin. His father was a merchant tailor, of Chancery Lane, a respectable residential area near the law courts. His early schooling took place at South Earl Street, where, between the years 1744–1747, he "was associated with the Gaelic language and cultural circle which had formed around Tadhg Ó Neachtain, scion of a Connacht bardic family who had settled in Dublin. It was probably under Ó Neachtain's influence that he compiled an Irish grammar, a miscellany of prose and poetry and a book of devotion for his personal use which included part of the Imitatio Christi in Ulster Irish. He also collected manuscripts written in Irish, particularly those of a devotional nature. In 1747, at the age of eighteen, he became a student at the Irish College of Lisbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Kilmacduagh And Kilfenora
The Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora was an episcopal title which took its name after the small villages of Kilmacduagh in County Galway and Kilfenora in County Clare, Ireland. Accurately, the title was an alternative sequence of the Bishop of Kilmacduagh and Administrator Apostolic of Kilfenora followed by the next holder as the Bishop of Kilfenora and Administrator Apostolic of Kilmacduagh. History It was decreed by Pope Benedict XIV in 1750 that the Episcopal sees of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora were to be united. The bishop of the united dioceses was to be alternately bishop of one diocese and apostolic administrator of the other, since the two dioceses were in different ecclesiastical provinces. The first bishop under this new arrangement was Peter Kilkelly, who had been Bishop of Kilmacduagh since 1744, became Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora in September 1750. Following the resignation of Bishop Patrick Fallon in 1866, John MacEvilly, Bish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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