The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-08-01

al expulsion of one hundred years.
They are occupying again the old con-
vent and church of st. Francis. The
great basilica and tomb of st. An
thony continues as aforetimes in the
charge of the Minor Cow entuals, black
Franciscans, as they are commonly
called from the color Of their habit.
Irish NobIeman Honored.-Count
Plunkett, prominent member of the
Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, has
been honoured by election as honor
airy Academican of the "Insigne Con-
gregazione del Virtuosi al Pantheon"
Rome, which is devoted mainly to
Christian Art. This ancient and emf
nent body has received much patron
age and many privileges from the
Popes. The most distinguished paint
ers, sculptors, and architects in
Rome are among it's members The
great Irish sculptor, John Hogan, was
very proud of his connection with this
Academy; his Diploma and uniform
may be seen in the Irish National
Museum at Dublin.
Anonymous Donors Generosity
An anonymous donor has given $4,000
| towards the funds of the Catholic
Blind Asylum, Liverpool
Aged Jesuit Dead.-Rev. John Clay
ton, S. j., who was visitor and pro-
vincial of the New Orleans province
of the Society of Jesus, 1894-1897, died
recently at Bournemouth, England, in
his seventy-fourth year.
The German Emperor's Gift to the
Pope.-The German Emperor has
presented to the Holy Father an ex-
act replica of the Labarum of Con-
stantine. 1t was designed by Mgr
Wilpert last fall and it's execution
was entrusted by the Emperor to the
Benedictines of Maria Laach, who
have faithfully performed the task. A
few weeks ago, Count Won Spec, the
Prussian Minister to the Vatican, re-
presenting the Emperor, offered the
Labarum for the Pope's acceptance.
The Holy Father admired the work
immensely, for the copy is a master
piece of the jewelers. art and is en-
riched with many precious stones.
The Pope thanked the Emperor very
heartily, and in accordance with the
set up in the new Church of the Holy
Cross, at Ponte Milvio, which was
built in commemoration of the Con-
stantine centenary, and opened for
worship not long ago. After the au-
: dience, Count Won Spec visited Cardi-
nal Merry del Val, who handed him
, the insignia of the Order of ST. Gre
CORY the Great.
Old Irish CkaIice.-An example of
fine metal-work, in the easily identi-
fed Irish style, is the silver chalice
{ of Kremmunster in Lower Austria.
the date of it is between 757 and ISL.
Catholic Press in British Empire
The actual number of subscribers to
the Catholic journals of the British
Empire is 2,250,000 out of some TO-
100000 Catholics. Of course, the
: readers are more numerous than the
J subscribers, owing to clubs, libraries,
ETC., which take the papers and cir
culate them.
, Some Catholic Fiqures.-Germany
: has 23,S21,543 Catholics; France, 49,,
: 100000; Italy, 35,900,000; The Austro
Hungarian Empire, 33,300,000; Brazil
21,OOO,OOO; Spain, 1S,6OO,OOO; Mexico
= 13,99O,OO0.
Canonization of Marist Founder
> Preliminary steps have been taken
to secure the canonization of the
sanity Rev William Joseph Chami
made, founder of the Marist Order
! Father Chaminade was born in the
, South of France in 1861.
. Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the
Christian Schools, founded by st. John
Baptist de la Sale, less than 200 years
, ago, is one of the great marvels of the
. Catholic Church in modern times
Wonderful has been it's growth and
!. spread, despite it's dispersion during
= the French Revolution. When its
founder died it numbered q houses
= 274 Brothers and 5000 pupils. Today
in Spain alone, with the Canaries and
Balearic Islands, it has more than 12S
houses; in Belgium more than 100;
in Italy and Sicily 40; in Turkey
Syria and Egypt so houses; in 1901
. it had sos establishments in France
, Since 1904, more than 800 houses have
: been founded in England, Belgium
, the Mediterranean islands, the
: Levant, North and South America
: West Indies, Cape Colony and Austria
: liza. 1t has "a communities in New
;: ;, Jersey, Maryland. Virginia and Geor
: gia, not including other parts of the
: United States.
EIizabethan Castle for Jesuits.-
Rathfarnham Castle, magnifcen
fortress-like structure in Ireland, re
built on magnificent scale in Queer
Elizabeth's time by Archbishop Lotus
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