Friends of St Mary's, Little Crosby
Visit to Stonyhurst College,
nr Clitheroe, Lancashire.
September 2nd, 2009
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Friends of St Mary's, Little Crosby Visit to Stonyhurst College,
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College. The college was founded in 1593[5] by Father Robert Persons SJ at St Omer, at a time when penal laws prohibited Catholic education in England. After moving to Bruges in 1762 and Liège in 1773, the college moved to Stonyhurst in 1794. The school combines an academic curriculum with extra-curricular pursuits. Roman Catholicism plays a central role in college life, with emphasis on both prayer and service, according to the Jesuit philosophy. The school's alumni include three Saints, twelve Beatifications, seven archbishops, seven holders of the Victoria Cross, a Peruvian president, a Bolivian president, a New Zealand prime minister, a signatory of the American Declaration of Independence and several writers, sportsmen, and politicians. The friends were fortunate to be offered a tour of the museum containing many Catholic relics. |
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Stonyhurst
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Some of the friends
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Altar in the main churchrden fronyentrance to the hallSome of the
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The
corridors must be quite daunting for the students.
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The
friends are honoured with a private tour of the museum
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A
16th century church vestment from the exhibition
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Queen
Elizabeth I Book of Hours which is signed by her, first as a Princess,
then as Queen.
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The
Wintour White Chasuble, c1655
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Head
of St Ignatious Loyola c1800 & the Hat of St Thomas Moore c1510 (on
the right)
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More
religious artifacts in the museum
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The
Sodality Chapel
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Tea
in the refectory after the tour
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Friends
of St Mary's, Little Crosby.
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