The History of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

"In 1837, Basile Moreau, C.S.C., founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.), a community of Catholic priests and brothers to minister to and educate the people of France devastated by the French Revolution. During the centuries that followed, the Congregation expanded its mission around th...

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Main Author: Connelly, James T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, IN : University of Notre Dame Press, 2020.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780268108885
0268108889
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Author's Preface
  • Introduction
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Superiors General
  • List of Maps
  • PART I . Foundation
  • Chapter 1. In the Beginning There Were Two: France, 1820-37
  • Chapter 2. The Congregation from Sainte-Croix, 1837-57
  • PART II . Missions
  • Chapter 3. The Indispensable Man: United States, 1841-61
  • Chapter 4. Au Canada: Canada, 1847-72
  • Chapter 5. A Matter of Survival: Bengal, 1852-1910
  • Chapter 6. What Man Has Put Asunder: The Holy Cross Sisters, 1856-89
  • PART III . Moving Past The Founding
  • Chapter 7. A Time of Trial: France, 1857-68
  • Chapter 8. Death and Resurrection: France, 1868-1926
  • PART IV. Maturing Missions
  • Chapter 9. Civil War and the Immigrant Church: United States, 1861-1906
  • Chapter 10. Into the Twentieth Century: Canada, 1872-1917
  • PART V. A New Founding
  • Chapter 11. The Legacy of Gilbert Français, 1893-1926
  • Chapter 12. An Era of Expansion and Restructuring, 1926- 50
  • PART VI . An Era Of Crisis
  • Chapter 13. The Era of Vatican II, 1950-68
  • Chapter 14. Challenges, Changes, and New Directions, 1968-98
  • Epilogue, 1998-2018
  • Notes
  • Index