On this day in 1594, Cardinal William Allen died in exile in Rome.

To English Catholics, he was a shepherd who kept the old faith alive.
To Elizabeth I’s government, he was a traitor who backed the Spanish Armada.

Man of faith, conspirator—or both?
https://bit.ly/47cgIE2

#TudorHistory #ElizabethI #WilliamAllen #Reformation #CatholicHistory #OnThisDay

Article three in my 5-part series exploring 125 years of Our Lady Help of Christians parish history in Tottenville. This installment covers the transformative years from 1948-1973, building on the previous articles that included Dorothy Day's conversion and reception into the Church.

#TottenvilleHistory #OLHC #ParishHistory #StatenIsland #LocalHistory #CommunityHistory #CatholicHistory
https://medium.com/@AngieMangino/olhc-history-from-the-50th-golden-to-75th-diamond-jubilee-41507dd24b6e?sk=9e218335400959016cd008c270fe4698

📜 This Day in History: Sept 27, 1540
Pope Paul III chartered the Jesuit order.

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Jesuit, who’s it?
Is it you with your order and rules?
Your reason, your clarity, your tools?
Or is it me, with my chaos and free form?
My love, my doubt, my storm?

Neither is wrong, so let's sound the gong:
God is higher and more than both,
Let’s worship Him in song.

#ThisDayInHistory #Jesuits #Poetry #FaithAndReason #CatholicHistory #SpiritualVerse

Working with religious boundaries that change over time? OHM might be the place for you. You can store, collaborate, and see boundaries in their historical context.

Here's an animation of the history of the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Territorial_evolution_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Cincinnati.webm

#HGIS #ReligiousHistory #CatholicHistory #Cincinnati

The unexpected path to historical research: While covering Spanish Camp for a local newspaper in 1997, I learned about Dorothy Day's connection to Tottenville.

While researching Tottenville, I discovered Benjamin Franklin Joline's 1950 self-published history beginning in 1668. Suddenly the street names I knew became real historical figures!

https://www.amazon.com/Century-Tottenville-History-Comes-Alive/dp/B08WK2LD44

#HistoricalResearch #ResearchJourney #LocalHistory #CatholicHistory #DorothyDay #DiscoveringHistory #TottenvilleHistory