In this Book
- Pilgrims to the Northland: The Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840-1962
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Notre Dame Press
summary
This is the first narrative history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, from 1840 to 1962. Historian Marvin R. O'Connell brings to life the extraordinary labors and accomplishments of the French priests who came to the upper midwest territory during the first half of the nineteenth century. Over the next fifty years a flood of settlers, primarily Irish and German Catholics, filled up the land. In 1850 Rome created a new diocese centered in the village of St. Paul, and in 1851 French priest Joseph Cretin was named its first bishop. O'Connell's lively account stresses the social, economic, and political context in which the Catholic Church in Minnesota grew and evolved. He vividly illuminates the personalities of the bishops who followed Cretin, Thomas Grace (1859–84) and John Ireland (1884–1918). Ireland inherited a sophisticated system of churches, schools, orphanages, and hospitals, staffed by orders of religious men and women. Ireland built upon this legacy, founding colleges for men and women, a major seminary, and cathedrals in both St. Paul and Minneapolis. Ireland's successors, Austin Dowling (1919–30) and John Gregory Murray (1931–56) were not as colorful as Ireland, although Murray was immensely popular. William Brady is the final archbishop covered in this book, serving from 1956 to 1961 when he died unexpectedly from a heart attack. O’Connell ends his narrative In 1962, soon after the death of Archbishop Brady and a few months before the first session of Vatican II.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Chapter 1: Sky-Tinted Waters
- pp. 1-20
- Chapter 4: New Horizons
- pp. 71-109
- Chapter 5: The Passing of the Torch
- pp. 110-132
- Chapter 6: The Heart of the Matter
- pp. 133-160
- Chapter 7: Politics and Pembina
- pp. 161-186
- Chapter 8: The Ties That Bind
- pp. 187-216
- Chapter 9: Out of the Toils of War
- pp. 217-244
- Chapter 10: Rhetoric and Crusade
- pp. 245-266
- Chapter 11: The Beckoning of the Land
- pp. 267-290
- Chapter 12: Manifest Destiny
- pp. 291-312
- Chapter 13: The Little Red Schoolhouse
- pp. 313-337
- Chapter 14: Molding an Elite
- pp. 338-365
- Chapter 15: The End of an Era
- pp. 366-387
- Chapter 16: The Travails of Austin Dowling
- pp. 388-417
- Chapter 17: Americanism Redivivus
- pp. 418-439
- Chapter 18: Prayer and People
- pp. 440-467
- Chapter 19: Mea Omnia Tua
- pp. 468-491
- Chapter 20: Hard Times
- pp. 492-518
- Chapter 22: A People Set Apart
- pp. 541-563
- Chapter 23: War and Revival
- pp. 564-585
Additional Information
ISBN
9780268088583
Related ISBN(s)
9780268037291
MARC Record
OCLC
712995299
Pages
688
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No