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Edmund Rice

By grumpycatton10010

  • Edmund Rice is born

    Edmund Rice is born
    Edmund Rice is born in Callan

  • Edmund Rice begins work

    Edmund Rice begins work
    Edmund Rice is apprenticed to his uncle who was a merchant.

  • Edmund Rice Marries

    Edmund Rice Marries
    Edmund Rice marries Mary Elliot, the daughter of a tanner.

  • Mary Elliot Dies

    Mary Elliot Dies
    Edmund Rice's pregnant wife is thrown from her horse and dies from a fever. The child is born with disabilities.

  • Nano Nagle meets Edmund Rice

    Nano Nagle meets Edmund Rice
    Nano Nagle of the Presentation sistersasks Edmund Rice to build a school in Waterford

  • First School

    First School
    Edmund Rice establishes his school above a stable in Waterford.

  • Monastery

    Monastery
    Edmund Rice establishes a monastery on Mount Sion.

  • Edmund Rice takes vows

    Edmund Rice takes vows
    Edmund Rice takes his vows as a member of the Diocessan Society of Presentation.

  • Further Work

    Further Work
    Edmund Rice establishes schools in Cork, Dublin and Limerick.

  • Presentation Brothers

    Presentation Brothers
    The Presentation Brothers form.

  • First School in England

    First School in England
    The Presentation Brothers establish a school in England with some contraversy.

  • Christian Brothers in Australia

    Christian Brothers in Australia
    The Christian brothers come to Australia and establish themselves in Canberra and Adeilaide.