How the Jesuits Settled in New York: A Documentary Account (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780962288975)

This unique book is not only an essential contribution to the history of the Society of Jesus in New York and in the United States; it is also a fascinating social history of the early years of Catholic institutional life in America. Drawing for the first time on letters, memoirs, and other key documents from the Fordham archives, Hennessy opens a window on 19th century Catholic New York, with profiles of three leading Jesuit educators-Cl?ment Boulanger, August Th?baud, and John Larkin-and the institutions they built at St. John's College, Fordham and the college and parish of St. Francis Xavier in Manhattan. He also provides concise biographical profiles of the pioneering Jesuit priests and brothers s buried in the Fordham Cemetery.

Author: Thomas C. Hennessy
ISBN-10: 0962288977
ISBN-13: 9780962288975
Publisher: Something More Publications
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2003
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.10w x 0.86d