Monsignor Felix Newton Pitt (1894 in
Fairfield, Kentucky
Fairfield is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 113 at the 2010 census.
History
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– 1971), attended the
St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana from 1911 to 1915. He held a Swiss academic doctorate. One of his achievements was founding and organizing the Catholic school office in
Louisville, Kentucky
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. In 1928 and 1929 while Secretary of the Catholic School Board he formed the Catholic Recreation Commission. He was a pioneer on WHAS radio in ecumenical broadcast. He has also served on the post-World War II international committee. In 1949 when he was 55 years old he founded Pitt Academy a school for special kids. It was the first facility in Louisville for developmentally disabled students. Msgr. Pitt is also an
author
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who in 1951 wrote the book "Catholic Education Today and Tomorrow".
A biography was published in 2016 by his nephew on his sister's side, Pitt G. Thome: Journey of a Country Soul: The Life and Ministry of Monsignor Felix N. Pitt, Kentucky's Preeminent Catholic Educator of the 20th Century. While it contains personal anecdotes, much of the book focuses on researched historical information placed in the context of events as they occurred.
See also
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List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area
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Pitt Academy
Pitt Academy is located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1949 by Monsignor Felix Newton Pitt, for special needs children. The school participates in the Special Olympics.
There is a yearly barbecue in May of each year. ...
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004446/http://www.archlou.org/archlou/_home/article-1999927184.htm
*http://www.pitt.com/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071021092054/http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/research/red/4957.html
1894 births
1971 deaths
People from Nelson County, Kentucky
Religious leaders from Louisville, Kentucky
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