St. Brigid’s Orphanage for the Rescue of Irish Catholic Children from Protestant Proselytism (1909)

St. Brigid’s Orphanage for the Rescue of Irish Catholic Children from Protestant Proselytism (1909)

1909

Sisters of the Holy Faith, St. Brigid’s Orphanage

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.

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)

Browne and Nolan, Limited (Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Waterford)

HFA1-ES-OC-34-26-01-RD.pdf

Text

booklet

PDF

eng

HFA1-ES-OC-34-26-01

Holy Faith Sisters Archive, Aylward House, Holy Faith Convent, Glasnevin, Dublin 11

1 booklet; 20 pages