Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General
...of Pennsylvania. After graduating in 1866 he served in the army around the country and was continually promoted to higher ranking positions. The actual certificates are large in scale, below is a letter congratulating O'Reilly on his new position as Assistant Surgeon. Letter from War Department, August 5, 1867 Letter
Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...adelphia. During these outbreaks, over half the city residents fled to the country, and churches and gathering places were nearly empty. Streets were piled high with coffins awaiting burial, and cries of “bring out your dead” echoed through the city. Bishop Egan’s weakened physical state may have contributed to some
John J. Bonner papers, 1909-1945 (MC 49)
...ia Catholic League and was one of the best-known Catholic educators in the country. Born in Philadelphia on November 2, 1890, John Bonner entered St. Charles Seminary after graduating from Roman Catholic High School. He transferred to the North American College in Rome, and was ordained there in June 1917.
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...hiladelphia because it was on that day after weeks of traveling across the country from St. Louis, the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived to take control of St. John’s Orphanage.[1] Bishop Kenrick had learned of the Sisters when visiting his brother who was Bishop of St. Louis. After pleading with