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Edmund Ignatius Rice, F.P.M., C.F.C. (Irish: Éamonn Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers .
Edmund Ignace Rice. El Beato Edmundo Rice (1762-1844) fue un pedagogo irlandés católico que consagró su vida a educar a los niños pobres. Fue el fundador de los Hermanos Cristianos, ( Christian Brothers en inglés y Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum en latín) un Instituto de Vida Consagrada laical .
Learn about Edmund Rice, a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist who founded the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers. Discover his story of compassion, liberation and justice in Ireland and Australia.
14 de may. de 2024 · Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice (born June 1, 1762, Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland—died August 29, 1844, Waterford, County Waterford; beatified October 6, 1996) was the founder and first superior general of the Brothers of the Christian Schools of Ireland (commonly called the Christian Brothers), a congregation of male nonclerics ...
The Story of Edmund Rice. Edmund Rice was born into a farming family, under the shadow of the Penal laws, on June 1st 1762, at Westcourt, Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He attended the commercial academy in Kilkenny for about two years after secretly receiving his elementary education at the local ‘hedge school’ in Callan.
Learn about the life and education system of Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers and the Edmund Rice movement. Read his letter and description of his monitorial method to the Archbishop of Cashel in 1810.
Edmund Ignatius Rice,1762 – 1844, From Callan to Waterford. Edmund came from the small town of Callan in County Kilkenny where he was born on 1st June, 1762 and where his family was involved in extensive farming. His parents saw to it that Edmund was well educated. He was intelligent and showed early signs of good business acumen.
