St. Brigid’s Orphanage for the Rescue of Irish Catholic Children from Protestant Proselytism (1909)
Date
1909
Creator
Sisters of the Holy Faith, St. Brigid’s Orphanage
Description
St. Brigid’s Orphanage for the Rescue of Irish Catholic Children from Protestant Proselytism (1909). It is submitted by the Sisters of the Holy Faith. The first part of the booklet opens with a request for support and donations for St. Brigid’s Orphanage. It notes that the orphanage was founded ‘for the purpose of rescuing Catholic Orphans and destitute children from the Proselytizers’. It mentions the indulgences granted by Pope Pius IX, Pope Leo XIII, and Pope Pius X. Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted. The document discusses the work of St. Brigid’s Orphanage, the boarding-out (foster care) system and the nurses (foster parents) living in the countryside. Protocols for religious instruction and education in general is detailed. The second part of the booklet, is a reprint of the Annual Charity Sermon by Rev. Thomas Maher, S.J. His sermon encompasses subjects such as Proselytism, describing the Holy Faith Sisters as heroic, the famine of 1845 and ‘Black’ 1847, discrimination in employment, anti-Catholic quotes from various public figures, and an overall denunciation of the Protestant faith.
Subject
St. Brigid's Orphanage
46 Eccles Street, Dublin, Ireland
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Sisters of the Holy Faith
Education
Proselytism
Benefactors
Cullen, Paul (1803-1878)
Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903)
Pope Pius X (1835-1914)
Speeches & Resolutions
Gowan, John (1817-1897)
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Publisher
Browne and Nolan, Limited (Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Waterford)