To the Greater Glory: A History of the Irish Jesuits
Louis McRedmond
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paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Ireland was the first country to which Ignatius Loyola sent a Jesuit mission in 1542. This book recounts the history and influence of this religious presence in Ireland. Before the Suppression, whenever the penal laws were relaxed, the Jesuits set about teaching and preaching in Waterford, Cork, Galway and many other towns. After the resoration of the society in 1814 they founded some of the country's leading schools - Clongowes in fact opened several months before Pope Pius VIII declared the order restored. The Jesuits were also responsible for keeping University College in Dublin in existence for the 25 years ... Read more
Ireland was the first country to which Ignatius Loyola sent a Jesuit mission in 1542. This book recounts the history and influence of this religious presence in Ireland. Before the Suppression, whenever the penal laws were relaxed, the Jesuits set about teaching and preaching in Waterford, Cork, Galway and many other towns. After the resoration of the society in 1814 they founded some of the country's leading schools - Clongowes in fact opened several months before Pope Pius VIII declared the order restored. The Jesuits were also responsible for keeping University College in Dublin in existence for the 25 years ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Dublin : Gill and Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717118335
SKU
KMK0023512
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Ref
99-1
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