Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital

...hospital in a single month. The following month of August saw the greatest number of deaths in any one month, averaging at least one per day. In just one year, patients consumed more than 800,000 pounds of bread, 16,000 pounds of butter and 334,000 quarts of milk. During the war,

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The Centennial Fountain

...Moses striking the rock to give water to the Israelites was chosen.[2] The change was due to the Moses allegory of life giving water being better focused on the CTAU’s mission to encourage people to turn away from alcohol. While the main Irish American connection was removed, the CTAU incorporated

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Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.

...hools were later set up around England, as well as Europe, Africa, and the United States. Here in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, four educational institutions have been connected to the Society of the Holy Child of Jesus: Rosemont College, Holy Child School in Rosemont, Holy Child Academy in Sharon Hill

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Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara

...d be a “symbol of the only thing of value remaining in this world of rapid change: Faith.”[10] Under O’Hara’s leadership the faith of the archdiocese was indeed deepened, with a great focus on education. In total, 61 new parish schools, 14 high schools, 4 specialty schools, and two colleges

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