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Commonwealth Catholicism
Author | : Gerald P. Fogarty |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780268070649 |
Commonwealth Catholicism is the first comprehensive history of the Catholic Church in the State of Virginia. Distinguished historian Gerald P. Fogarty tells the story of Virginia's Catholics in the state's history, from the colonial period to the present. Using archival resources, Fogarty brings to life the events and characters that comprise the Church's colorful and often turbulent history. Catholics in Virginia, as in other parts of the South, were a tiny minority from the beginning and remained so for much of their history. They gathered into small, isolated communities, often without a resident priest. The Catholic population in Virginia was so small, in fact, that there was only one diocese until 1974. Catholics were often suspected of unpatriotic sympathies by their Protestant neighbors and tried to remain unnoticed, blending in, as far as possible, with the prevailing Protestant culture. Full religious tolerance for Virginia Catholics did not come until the Revolution. Reconstructing the available documentary evidence, Fogarty tells the story of these early communities in full detail. Fogarty also brings to life many of the prominent actors in the unfolding drama. Father Matthew O'Keefe, the pastor of the Norfolk region from 1852 until 1886--a period of intense Know Nothing activity--is one example. O'Keefe was asked by two men calling at the rectory door to minister to a dying man. Reaching the Elizabeth River on the edge of Portsmouth, Virginia, the two said that the dying man lay further on. O'Keefe "took a pair of revolvers from his coat, placed the men under citizen's arrest, and marched them into Portsmouth where he turned them over to the sheriff. They subsequently confessed that they had been hired to assassinate him." Commonwealth Catholicism, a considerable accomplishment from one of the most prominent historians of American Catholicism, will remain for many years the definitive study on the subject of Virginia's Catholic heritage.
The Hornbook of Virginia History
Author | : Emily J. Salmon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Since 1949, the "Hornbook" has been the definitive, handy reference guide to Virginia history and culture. Among the book's contents are: a concise history of the commonwealth; total population figures, 1610-1990; lists of all the governors, lieutenant governors, and attorneys general from 1607 to the present; brief histories of the counties and cities presently in Virginia along with counties formerly in the commonwealth; concise descriptions of famous houses, places of worship, and other historical sites; and brief histories of the colleges and universities in Virginia. "The Hornbook of Virginia History" is a must on the bookshelf of everyone who reads, researches, writes, or cares about Virginia history. -- From product description.
Red Book
Author | : Alice Eichholz |
Publisher | : Ancestry Publishing |
Total Pages | : 812 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781593311667 |
" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.
Church History
Author | : Gloria Shahin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Church history |
ISBN | : 9781599821481 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-311) and index.
Star of the Sea
Author | : Bob Joseph Bernreuter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Key West (Fla.) |
ISBN | : 9780977852840 |
Letters to a Young Catholic
Author | : George Weigel |
Publisher | : Gracewing Publishing |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780852446232 |
God's Architect
Author | : Rosemary Hill |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 617 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0300155751 |
God's Architect is the first modern biography of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852), one of Britain's greatest architects. The author draws on thousands of unpublished letters and drawings to recreate Pugin's life and work as architect, propagandist, and Gothic designer, as well as the turbulent story of his three marriages, the bitterness of his last years, and his sudden death at forty. -- Inside cover.
St. Mary Parish
Author | : Julana M. Senette |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0738593974 |
Along the bayous of south Louisiana, with its majestic oak trees draped in Spanish moss, open prairies teeming with wildlife, and lush primeval forest, the Chitimacha lived long before the first white settlers arrived in the Attakapas District around 1746. The newcomers would travel by oxcart and boat along waterways lined in flowering magnolias, pecan trees, and grapevines to establish new homesteads. In April 1811, a territorial act that divided Attakapas County created St. Mary Parish. Sugarcane plantations with idyllic names such as Idlewild and Shady Side were established, and timber, trapping, fishing, and agriculture prospered. Later, oil and gas with its many support industries became part of the rich heritage of south Louisiana. The first settlers endured many hardships: floods, storms, outbreaks of yellow fever, and the challenges of the Civil War. St. Mary Parish has seen its share of changes over the centuries, but the tenacity, resourcefulness, and pride of the people remain as constant and endless as the slowly flowing waters of the bayous to the Gulf of Mexico.