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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 .
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.
In 1838 Edmund Rice retired as Superior General of the Order and returned from Dublin to live in Waterford. He was then 76 years of age and suffering from painful arthritis. Edmund spent the last two years confined to his room suffering from periods of memory loss.
28 de may. de 2024 · Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice was the founder and first superior general of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools of Ireland (commonly called the Christian Brothers), a congregation of male nonclerics devoted exclusively to educating youth.
Learn about Edmund Rice, the Irish educator and founder of the Christian Brothers, who lived from 1762 to 1844. Explore his early life in Callan, his involvement in the Catholic Emancipation movement, and his vision for Catholic education in Ireland and beyond.
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, un Instituto de Vida Consagrada laical.
