Archbishop Ryan
.... Archbishop Ryan was also active in expanding ministry work for the marginalized. He opened a number of institutions, including, St. Joseph’s House for Homeless Industrious Boys and the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys (now St. Gabriel’s Hall) in 1888 and 1895, respectively.[10] Ryan was also active in labor relations, working
Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...n was named the first bishop of the Diocese of Philadelphia in April 1808, although political conditions in Europe and slow communications from Rome contributed to the delay of his consecration. The ceremony finally took place in Baltimore in St. Peter’s procathedral on October 28, 1810, more than two years
American Federation of Catholic Societies
...atholic Societies Federation, 04/08/1890 [2] Convention Souvenir Tenth Annual National Convention, Columbus, Ohio, 08/1911, AC008 [3] Proceedings of the American Federation of Catholic Societies of the United States, 08/1901, AC008 [4] Proceedings of Convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies, 12/1901, AC008 [5] Skeleton Plan for a National Federation
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...sland, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and a few from Canada, mainly Montreal. Almost nothing is known about why the company chose to specialize in church lithographs or how they solicited business or performed the execution of the lithographs. Packard appears to be the main artist with Butler and Partridge executing the