The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-18

Lady of Ransom to the shrine of
Blessed Thomas More. There was a
large assembly, including members of
the guild, and visitors from many
parts of London at the Church at
tached to the Convent of Alteration
Reparatrice, erected on the spot
where the famous Lord Chancellor
himself resided.
irish Priest Dead.-Father Sheehy,
the first priest to suffer under the Co
erclon Act, and a great fighter of the
Land League days, is dead. He or
canned the protests against the evic.
lions, which finally eliminated in a
reduction of the tenants rent, and he
was wont to attend the evictions, and
comfort the people, while expressing
MS opinion of the authorities, who
permitted such proceedings. For his
sympathies and his acts he was
thrown into prison and kept there fol-
nine months in 1880. Immediately on
his release he went to the United
States, and gave a series of interest
ing lectures there on the condition OF
ireland. On his return he was advis
ed to stay in Paris for a time by his
Bishop, as another warrant had been
lssuel for his arrest. He died at the
age OF 76, having been living in retire
ment, owing to ill health, for some
years.
Cardinal to Erect Shrine.-On the
shore of Ostia, the ancient CONNER
clal port of Rome, His Eminence Car
dinal Vincenzo Vannutelli, Dean OF
the Sacred College and Bishop of Os.
tia, has decided to erect a votive
church to "the Queen of Peace" The
Holy Father. has promised 100000 lire
as his contribution to the fund. The
church will stand upon the spot where
ST. Augustine closed the eyes of st.
Monica on November Is, 3S7.
informed Polish Children Liberated.
As a result of the Intervention of
the Holy See number of Polish chill
dren who had been informed in Ger
many have been liberated. The little
ones have been conveyed to Fribourg,
where the Committee of Aid for the
Poles will take care of them and their
interests.
Latin VuIgate of Eighth Century,
In Lord Middleton's collection of
manuscripts at Violation, England, ten
leaves of an unofficial copy of the
Latin Vulgate of the eighth century
were found. One of the leaves of the
same ancient codex had been used as
a cover for an eighteenth century &C.
count book. Thus the priceless prod.
uct of Saxon craftsmanship had been
used 1000 years afterwards to protect
a matter-of-fact ledger.
New Rector of the Gregorian Uni.
versity.-In succession to the Very
Rev. Father Caterini, S. j., the Very
Rev. Joseph Filograssi, S. j., has been
appointed Rector of the Gregorian
University, Rome Father Filograssi
protested Theology at Anagni, the
birthplace of the great Pope Boniface
VIII, and the theatre of notable cpl.
sode in this Pontiff's struggle against
the French and the Colonnas. From
Anagni he was transferred to Syria to
perfect himself in Oriental languages,
and on his return to Italy he became
professor of Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic,
and Biblical Greek in the Gregorian
University. To his work in this office
was added soon afterwards the pro-
fessorship of Biblical Exegesis in the
Lateran Seminary, which Plus x had
just had completed beside his own
cathedral church. Father Filograssi
became Vice Rector O. the Gregorian
University, and Rector when a stroke
OF apoplexy incapacitated Father Ca
terini from filling the latter position.
Heroic Jersey Priest Decorated
An interesting ceremony took place
in the Island of Jersey last week. At
ter assisting at Military Mass, the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the military and
civil functionaries of the island and
the garrison assembled in the public
square surrounded by thousands of
spectators. The occasion was the dec
Grafton of Father. Louis de Guiser
with the Military Cross. Father Guis-
er is a brigadier of artillery who has
been attached to the British troops as
interpreter and observer, and after
taking part in many famous affairs of
the present war has unhappily lost
both legs by being struck with shell.