James F. Connelly papers, 1790-1974 (MC 67)

...Seminary of Saint Charles Borromeo, Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1832-1979 and The visit of Archbishop Gaetano Bedini to the United States of America, June 1853-February 1854. Connelly also edited The History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, published in 1976. He also contributed articles to the New Catholic Encyclopedia. Connelly served as

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Vistarama

...he importance of the missions in the East a as way to bring people their “full heritage” and to combat the evils of Communism. Other popular events included the Military and the Missions on October, 10th, and the Festival of Nations on October, 12th hosted by the Grail Lay Apostolate.

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John J. Bonner papers, 1909-1945 (MC 49)

...f Roman Catholic High. Between 1923 and 1926, he served at St. Bernard’s in Easton, PA, and taught at Immaculata College. In 1926, Bonner was appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Philadelphia Archdiocese and remained in the position until his death on November 17, 1945. During his tenure as Superintendent,

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Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals

...Rt. Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick, Administrator and Bishop of Philadelphia, 1831-1852, Later Archbishop of Baltimore. Trans. Francis Edward Tourscher. Lancaster: Wickersham Printing Co., 1916. The Kenrick-Frenaye Correspondence: Letters chiefly of Francis Patrick Kenrick and Marc Antony Frenaye Selected from the Cathedral Archives, Philadelphia. Trans. Francis Edward Tourscher. Philadelphia: Wickersham Printing

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