Archbishop John Carroll

...the first bishop of the United States, Carroll had a major impact on Catholicism in America, but who was John Carroll and what were his connections to Philadelphia? John Carroll was born to Eleanor and Daniel Carroll on January 8, 1735 in Maryland. At a young age he was sent

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Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals

...t while in Philadelphia, has never been published or translated from the original Latin in which much of it was written. In addition to this journal, Kenrick also kept another journal known as his Diary and Visitation Record that provides an account of his Episcopal Visitations throughout the Diocese of

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Jane and Marianne Campbell: Catholic Feminists

...ng Family Papers, 1795-1963 (MC 90) . Before moving on to another project, I wanted to bring attention to two more family members who are documented within this collection, Sarah Jane Campbell (1844-1928) and her sister Marianne Campbell (1840-1913). Jane and Marianne were two of the few 19th- and early

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Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence

...nal and professional relationships to obtain the pertinent information required for his extensive scholarly works. The Shea correspondence collection I processed in late fall 2012 provides a unique perspective and reveals Shea’s activities as a writer, researching scholar, historian, and friend. During my initial review of the collection, I found

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