Jesuit Parish Mission at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Fair Haven, CT, August 1884

April 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
Bernard_A._Maguire_-_Georgetown[1]

FAIR HAVEN, CONN.—Fair Haven was till very recently a separate town, but now, it forms part of New Haven. Hew Haven is one of the most important cities in the State, as it is one of the handsomest cities in the whole country. The private residences are especially beautiful, and the streets are shaded with [...]

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Civil War Chaplain Becomes Bishop: Bishop Lawrence S. McMahon, Hartford, CT (1835-1893)

January 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
Bishop McMahon

RIGHT REV. LAWRENCE S. McMAHON, Fifth Bishop of Hartford. Lawrence S. Mcmahon was born in the British province of New Brunswick in 1835, but was brought to the United States in his fourth year. His early studies were made in the public schools of Boston, but he subsequently entered the College of the Holy Cross [...]

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Father Augustine F. Hewit, C.S.P. (1820-1897)

January 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Hewit

Father Hewit is Dead. The Head of the Paulists Passes Away at the Monastery in this City. Sketch of His Life Work. Associated with Other Denominations Before He Became a Roman Catholic— The Church that Stands as His Monument. (The New York Times, July 4, 1897) The Very Rev. Dr. Augustine F. Hewit, Superior of [...]

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