Pilgrimage of Hope
...ound burial ground was subsequently integrated into the foundations of the new basilica. It was amazing to see the different layers from the Roman road up until today. The beginning of the tour focused on ancient Roman tombs, each one more impressive than the previous. At the end of the
Francis B. Gallagher collection of Fenian Brotherhood records, 1862-1870 (MC 14)
...back to Ireland, the Fenians also engaged in military activity against the British, leading two failed invasions of Canada. Factionalism within the organization led to the Brotherhood’s decline by the 1880s. This collection primarily contains the correspondence of Francis B. Gallagher, a Fenian Senator and district treasurer from Buffalo, NY
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...eme of the 41st IEC was “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the Human Family” with the goal of examining both physical and spiritual hunger. The history of the Eucharistic Congress dates to 1881, when a one-day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by more than 800 people.
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