Michael Power
Subtitle: The Struggle To Build The Catholic Church On The Canadian Frontier (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion)
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: May 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780773529144
Subjects: History of religion; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Religion; Canada; History; 1804-1847; Biography; Bishops; Catholic Church; Ontario; Power, Michael,; Toronto; âEvãeques
Description: "From his role in the devotional revolutions of the nineteenth century to tending the Irish famine migrants in the fever sheds of Toronto, Michael Power's extraordinary life provides glimpses into the role of the Church during the most important events in early Canadian history. Writing with insight, Mark McGowan untangles the man from the myth." "Setting his account against the dramatic backdrop of pre-Confederation Canada, McGowan traces the challenges Power faced as a young priest helping to establish and sustain the Catholic Church in the newly settled areas of the continent. Appointed first bishop of Toronto in 1841, Power became an ardent proponent of the Ultramontane reforms and disciplines that were to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church. McGowan explores the way in which Power established frameworks for Catholic institutions, schools, and religious life that are still relevant to English Canada today."--Jacket.