Edmund Rice and the first Christian Brothers
By: Dáire Keogh.
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781846821202
Subjects: Rice, Edmund Ignatius, -- 1762-1844; Congregation of Christian Brothers -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references P. 297-303) and index.
Table of contents: title: The context: the Church in the catacombs?; title: The Rices of Callan; title: The Waterford merchant, 1779-1802; title: 'The summons of Grace'; title: 'Poor Presentation monks', 1802-22; title: The Brothers' schools, 1802-45; title: Expansion and union, 1802-22; title: The new reformation, 1820-50; title: Testing times, 1822-32; title: Faith or fatherland? The Brothers and the National Board, 1831-6; title: The comfort of friends, 1838-44; title: Conclusion; title: Appendices: The will of Robert Rice; title: Edmund Rice to Archbishop Bray of Cashel; title: Rice's obituary, Cork Examiner, 9 September 1844.