The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-26


Converts In the Holy Land. There
are about fifty Catholic converts and
in the Holy Land.
ST. George of England. st. George,
the Martyr and Patron of England,
suffered martyrdom in 302, and not
long afterwards a church was dedi-
Gated to him in Rome. The Cathe-
dral of Southwark, England, has a
relic of him.
Ruthenian Bishop Dead. Mgr. Con-
stantine Szechowicz, Greek Ruthenian
Bishop of Przemysl, died recently. He
was sixty-eight years of age and had
held his episcopal Office since 1896.
Built on Historic Spot.-The Church
of S. Maria del. Popolo, in Rome, erect
ed in 1927 is built over the spot where
the tyrant Nero is supposed to have
been buried.
10000 Priests.-According to esti-
mate there are about 100000 priests
in the Church. Of this number about
100000 are on the Continent of Eu-
rope.
Dean of Limerick Dead.-Very Rev
Timothy R. Shanahan. rector of St
Munchin's parish in Limerick, Ireland
and Dean of that diocese, died re.
Gently at an advanced age.
Decorated by Belgian king.-Lady
Dorothy Fielding, daughter of the
Catholic Earl of Denbigh and Des
mond, has been decorated by the King
of Belgium with the Royal Order Of
Leopold in recognition of her devoted
service to the wounded in Belgium.
Early Roman Libraries.-The finest
libraries of the first three centurie.
of Christendom were in Rome
Among other things they contained
copies of the official corresponding
UCCWCOu IhO 11Oly oCO, 1COL1C1 114u Iu'
dioceses of the Christian world.
Catholicity in EngIand.-In the be
ginning of the nineteenth centur.
there were only 100000 Catholics il
England; at the end of it there wer
1,8G5,000. Seven years later Their
we're 100000, and the number is in
creasing every year.
Christians Buried in Catacombs.-
The number of Christians buried il
the .catacombs of Rome is estimate
at minimum of 1,752,000. Thes
catacombs required an excavation G
ninety-six million cubic feet of soil
rock
Japanese Nuns in America.-Tw
Japanese nuns have just arrived 6
Sacramento, Cali, for the purpose {
working among their countrymen i
st. Stephens parish. The Sisters ar
descendants of the first Japanese col
verified by st. Francis Xavier in tn
sixteenth century.
| Our Lady's Shrine in Dublin
Ireland this last May, there was
revival of the old devotion to Oh
Lady of Dublin, the shrine being
beautiful ancient wooden statue of tt
18th century.
Honored by the Pope.-Miss Va
den Heuyel, daughter of the Belgis
Minister to the Vatican, who escape
from Belgium in the disguise of
borer, and Joined her father in Rom
was presented by Benedict XIV. wi
richly chased gold palm, annual
given in recognition of work done f
the Church by distinguished perso
ages.
Large Request to Church.-By Il
} will of the late E. ]. Byre of Dubli
youngest son of M. j. Byre of Ba
} Wells, County Kilkenny, the Chur
in Ireland and abroad benefits &C
siderably. The estate, valued
$201, 900, is divided amongst Cathol
charities.
Former Anglicans Ordained.-At t
Beda college, Rome, recently, fourte
! former Anglican clergymen were [
, dained to the priesthood. One of t
number, Rev. John Cyril Have
destined for Australia, was receiv
into the Church at Graymoor, N.
! by Father Paul, S. A.
Decorated for Bravery.-The Alb
Birot, archpriest of the Cathedral
Abb, who is acting as an army che
lain at the front, was decorated wi
! the Cross of the Legion of Honor
Easter Sunday.
American College safe.-The {
trance of Italy into the war has int,
! fered in no respect whatever with t
! work of the American College, viii
continues its usual routine life, wi
its lectures, etc. Later the facul
, and students will go to Castle &C
dolfo for their usual summer sojoul
Irish Recruits From England
! the diocese of Liverpool not less tn
! 10000 Catholics have joined
!. Icolours, the percentage of Irish bel
eighty, whilst in Edinburgh betwe
600 and 700 left each parish, the Iri