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St. Ambrose Fighting Bees
St. Ambrose University is a private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic university in Davenport, Iowa. It was founded as a school of commerce for young men in 1882. History Foundation St. Ambrose was founded as a seminary and school of commerce for young men in 1882, known as St. Ambrose Academy. It owes its beginning to the first bishop of Davenport, The Most Reverend John McMullen (bishop), John McMullen, Doctor of Divinity, DD, who founded it under the auspices of the Diocese of Davenport. The affiliation remains strong today. For its first three years, classes were held in two rooms of the old St. Marguerite's School, located on the grounds of what is now Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport), Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport. Bishop McMullen died in 1883, and Reverend "A.J." Aloysius Schulte was named the first president of St. Ambrose at the age of 23. The school was moved to Locust Street in 1885, where the central part of the present-day Ambrose Hall (Davenpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McMullen (bishop)
John McMullen (January 8, 1832 – July 4, 1883) was an Irish-born prelate of the bishop of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, Diocese of Davenport in Iowa from 1881 to until his death in1883. Biography Early life John McMullen was born in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland, to James and Alice (Fitzsimmons) McMullen, and was one of ten children. When he was one year old, his family immigrated to Canada. In 1837 they moved to Ogdensburg, New York, and later to Chicago, Illinois, Chicago. McMullen was educated in the Chicago Public Schools and then in parochial schools. He received his secondary and undergraduate studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Chicago, graduating in 1852. McMullen then went to Rome to study at College of the Propaganda and the Pontifical Urbaniana University, Pontifical Urban College, where he received a Doctor of Divinity degree. Priesthood McMullen wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
