Newman Centers

...MC 78_80.6571 [6] Report to Cardinal Dougherty on St Bede’s Chapel, MC78_80.4820. [7] Letter from Priscilla Selleck to Cardinal Dougherty, 12/31/1943, MC78_80.1940 [8] Newman Club Federation Silver Jubilee Conference, 1940, P002.2385 [9] Federation of College Catholic Clubs, 12/18/1921, 4-4, P018.833 [10] Sister M Alexander Gray, OSF, “Development of the Newman

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Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

...08. [3] Golden Jubilee of the Priesthood of the Most Rev. F. Prendergast, D.D. and the Dedication of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Nov. 17, 1915. [4] Annual Report of the Central Committee of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, For the Year Ending December 31, 1846,

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A Philadelphia Artist

...ed landscape, portrait, and maritime paintings, specifically paintings of U.S. Naval ships. He also painted works with religious themes. A parishioner and friend of St. Philip Neri's first pastor, John Patrick Dunn, Martin donated one of his first paintings, depicting the Scourging of Christ at the Pillar, to the church.

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Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France

...nds that we are unable to answer.” Letter from Heuser. Postscript reads: "P.S. the MS is being returned by this post under other cover." However, a subsequent letter reveals that Kite’s appeal struck an emotional chord in Heuser: "Miss Elizabeth S. Kite. My dear Miss Kite, Your note explaining the

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