Life of Edmund Rice 1

Donal Blake

edmund rice drawing Businessman, husband, widower, father of a handicapped child, advocate of the poor and founder of two religious congretations devoted to education, Edmund Rice from Callan, Co Kilkenny was beatified in 1996. The author, Donal Blake, was the postulator of his cause for canonisation.

Edmund Rice (1762 – 1844)

Brian Grenier cfc

Disciple – businessman – husband – father – widower – brother – educationist – champion of the poor – founder

The 250^th anniversary of the birth of Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers (a pontifical congregation) and the Presentation Brothers (a diocesan congregation), will be observed and appropriately celebrated throughout the world on 1 June 2012.

The Life of Edmund Rice

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edmund rice drawing

Edmund Rice was born in the townland of Westcourt near the village of Callan in County Kilkenny in the South East of Ireland on June 1st 1762

Reflection on the Life of Edmund Rice

edmund rice drawing He listened with ears that were attuned to the nuances of God's voice in the world

The Life of Edmund Rice

John Wright cfc

This life of Edmund Rice is a very abridged version of the work of Brother John M. Wright, C.F.C. from Australia.It is written in the first person and is not intended to be a definitive, historical account of the life of Edmund, but rather one that is easily read and one that encourages the reader to discover more about the man and the Congregations that he founded.

Life of Edmund Rice 1

Edmund Rice (1762 – 1844)

The Life of Edmund Rice

Reflection on the Life of Edmund Rice

The Life of Edmund Rice

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