The Irish standard., 1890-08-09
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9,

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shall, therefore. treat only a few OF
them, Of whose historv we have made a
special study. Before treating at large
OF anv particular establishment. we
venture to give our readers a few in.
teresting details concerning some OF
the colleges OF which we will not treat
IN detail. "In various parts OF the
continent writes Father Walsh, ''col-
leges for the reception of Irish students
were in short time established. Under
the protection of Philip H., King OF
Spain, and other benefactors, who mu-
nificentlv endowed them, they soon
multiplied. and while the Irish Church
could thus calculate on regular sue
cession in the ministry, the malice Of
England was confounded and her name
became byword of contempt and scorD
throughout Europe. In 1895 the Irish
Seminary at Lisbon was founded by
Cardinal Ximenes, who had ever taken
a lively interest in its welfare, and who
was, according to his own directions.
honorably interested in it's church.
Another establishment was founded
about the same time in Eyora, bY Car
dinal Henriques. In 1896 the Irish
College at Douay was founded. Chris
topher Cusack, learned priest Of the
diocese Of Meath, had through his in
fuenee contributed much in advancing
this literary retreat. He also, through
his sxertions, founded the Colleges at
Lisle, Antwerp. .Tournay and st. Omer.
.Seninaries were established in Bour.
deanx, Toulouse and Nantes, for Irish
students, under the patronage Of Anne,
Queen Of Austria. The Irish college,
on the Hill of ST Genevieve, in Paris.
was the gift of the French government
to which the Baron de ST. just had
been great beDefactOr. In 1888, the
College Of Salamanca was founded tor
Irish students by the states Of CASTLE
and Leon, Philip III. being its prln-
cipal patron; and about the same time
two extensive seminaries were erected,
one Of them royal establishment, at
sSey1ilIl1s. for ths5 education of irish ms
ssionaries. to which Sarapater, a learned
Canon OF that City, WAS a principal
benefactor. In the last year of this
century, the Baron George Silveria,
founded the Irish college at Alcala de
Henares; he afterWard richly endowed
it. and it became, IN the seventeenth
century, a source Of incalcuiable benefit
to the Irish Church" Thomas White.
q native OF Clonmel. belonged to the
Society of Jesus, and was a great pillar
Of the Irish Church and of extraordinary
piety and zeal.'' He died at Santiago,
in 1922, He founded the Irish Jesuit
College of Salamanca. and became its
rector. We do not know whether the
jesuit, Cornelius Carrig, founded a
house of studies In Portugal, where he
long resided. or not. He is at all event,
praised bv Henry Fltzsimon, as bene-
factor of Irish education, John Houi-
ing, native of w Wexrord, was an able
writer. good linguist, q man of zeal,
and is said to have died martyr of
charity. He is highly praised in the
controversial writings Of Coppjnger and
Fitzsimeon. To Houllng we are in
debted for the founding OF an Irish
Jesuit college at Lisbon. The cele-
brated Jesuit, Father Parsons. also
founded college for Irish students In
Spain. All honor to his name. Father
James Archer, the patriotic Jesuit, if
he did not found a college, was a great
promoter Of the education Of Irish
students abroad. Archer was 81 most
celebrated man, whose name was very
dear to Irishmen, with whom he pos
sessed an unbounded influence. lie
was famous missioner in ireland dur
ing the war Of Tyrone" In 1928. Luke
Wadding prevailed on Cardinal Ludo-
visius 60 found college az Rome. for
the benefit of those youths who wished
to study for the ranks Of the Irish secn-
lar priesthood. 'The Cardinal hired q
house." says Harris, s'for the use OF
this foundation. opposite the College OF
st. Isidore, and placed the youths under
the care and inspection Of the Frlars Of
that mouse. He allotted six hundred
crowns a year for their support, and
laid out one hundred and tity crowns in
providing it with furniture, Wadding
had the charge committed to him OF
drawing up a book of statutes for their
government, to be approved of by the
Cardinal, which was done. The college
was opened on the lst of January, 1928,
and the students were Immediately in
troduced. = Owen Callahan was chosen,
first rector. but died after six months in
office. He was succeeded bv Martin
Walsh, q native Of Waterford. Walsh.
was a young man at Madrid, when
Charles. Prince OF Wales, afterwards
KING Charles L. arrived at the Court of
the Infanta Of Spain. He made him
self known by q Doetical work which he
published at the tine. He afterwards
went5t to Naples and read philosophy in
the Convent of Mount calvary in that
eitv. He was thence called TO Rome.
aud became Divinity lecturer in She:
College of st. Isidore. He was also
guardian Of this co IL lege for some time
John Ponce was the third rector OF the
Llldo dovisian# College. This Franciscan
was 8 native of and sspent part of
his life at Paris and LouYain. He WAS
an able and vol luminous WIitef. He
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