Congregation of Holy Cross
The
Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.) is a
Roman Catholic congregation of
priests and
brothers founded in
1837 by the
Venerable Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC in
Le Mans,
France.
Father Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross, now divided into three independent congregations of
sisters. The Congregations of women who trace their origins to Father Moreau are the
Marianites of Holy Cross (
Le Mans, France), the
Sisters of the Holy Cross, (
Notre Dame, Indiana), and the
Sisters of Holy Cross, (
Montreal, Canada).
Historical background
Vision of Father Jacques Dujarie
Foundation of the Sisters of Providence
Foundation of the Brothers of St. Joseph
The Zeal of Father Basil Moreau
The Events of 1835
Holy Cross founded as a religious association
Basile Antoine-Marie Moreau, born at Laigne-en-Belan, near Le Mans, France, on February 11, 1799, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross. Basile Moreau saw a visible image of the Holy Family in this Congregation of Holy Cross which he had conceived as an Association of religious men and women working together on equal footing for the building of the reign of God. He intended that this Congregation, composed at its origins of three distinct Societies, namely, Sisters, Priests, and Brothers, be an apostolic institute. As Father Moreau stated in one of his letters, he envisioned that: "Holy Cross will grow like a mighty tree and constantly shoot forth new limbs and new branches which will be nourished by the same sap and endowed with the same life."
Global Growth
United StatesQuebec, Canada,Bengal, India
Congregation of Holy Cross approved â€" Marianites Separated
New missions in the 20th century
* University of Portland (1901)
* St. Joseph's Oratory (1920?)
* Haiti (19--)
* Chile
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* The Venerable Fr.
Basil Moreau, CSC, Founder of the Congregation
* Blessed
André Besette Besette, CSC was beatified by
Pope John Paul II on
May 23,
1982*
Fr. Edward Sorin, CSC*
Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC*
John Cardinal O'Hara, CSC
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Fr. William Corby, CSC*
Fr. John J. Cavanaugh, CSC*
Fr. Julius Nieuwland, CSC*
Bishop Paul Waldschmidt, CSC*
Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC*
Fr. John Zahm, CSC* Fr. Timothy Scully, CSC
* Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC
* Fr. Edward Malloy, CSC
* Fr. John I. Jenkins, CSC
* Fr. Basil Moreau, CSC (1837â€"1866)
* Fr. Pierre Dufal, CSC (1866â€"1868)
* Fr. Edward Sorin, CSC (1868â€"1893)
* Fr. Gilbert Francais, CSC (1893-1906?)
* Fr. James Wesley Donahue, CSC
* Fr. James Burns, CSC (1938?-1950?)
* Fr. Christopher O'Toole, CSC (1961?-1973?)
* Fr. Tom Borosse, CSC (1973â€"1985)
* Fr. Claude Grou, CSC (1985â€"1997)
* Fr. Hugh Cleary, CSC (1997â€"2009)
Holy Cross Priests and Brothers can be found across the globe, including these countries (date of first appearance in parentheses):
* France (1820)
* United States (1841)
* Canada (1847)
* Italy (1850)
* Bangladesh (1853)
* India (1853)
* Haiti
* Chile (1943)
* Peru (1961)
* Brazil (1958)
* Ghana (195-)
* Kenya (195-)
* Uganda (196-
* Tanzania (2003)
Higher education
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University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana (1842)
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Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana (1844) (Sisters of the Holy Cross)
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St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas (1878)
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University of Portland, Portland, Oregon (1901)
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Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, Louisiana (1916) (Marianites of Holy Cross)
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King's College,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (1946)
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Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts (1948)
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Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, Indiana (1966)
Secondary schools
France
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Saint-Michel de Picpus (Paris), Paris. France
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Notre Dame d'Orveau Ecole (Nyoiseau), Nyoiseau, France
United States
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Academy of the Holy Cross, Kensington, Maryland (1868) Sisters of the Holy Cross
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Holy Cross High School, River Grove, Illinois (1961)
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Holy Cross High School, New Orleans, Louisiana (1879)
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Holy Trinity High School, Chicago, Illinois (1910)
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Notre Dame High School, West Haven, Connecticut (1946)
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Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, Ohio (1946)
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Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, California (1947)
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Holy Family High School, Port Allen, Louisiana (1949) Marianites of Holy Cross
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St. Edward High School, Lakewood, Ohio, (1949)
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Archbishop Hoban High School, Akron, Ohio (1953)
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Holy Cross High School, Flushing, New York (1955)
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Notre Dame High School, Niles, Illinois (1955)
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St. Francis High School, Mountain View, California (1955)
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Holy Cross High School, San Antonio, Texas (1957)
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St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, Delaware (1959)
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Holy Cross High School, River Grove, Ill (1961)
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Bishop McNamara High School, Forestville, Maryland, (1964)
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Moreau Catholic High School, Hayward, California (1965)
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Holy Cross High School, Waterbury, Connecticut (1968)
Canada
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Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur (Montreal), Montreal, Canada (1861)
Bangladesh
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Saint Placid's High School, Chittagong, Bangladesh (1853)
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St. Gregory's High School, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1881)
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Holy Cross High School, Bandura, Bangladesh (1920)
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Saint Nicholas High School, Nagori, Bangladesh (1920)
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Biroidakuni High School, Mymensingh, Bangladesh (1941)
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Brother Andre High School, Noakhali, Bangladesh(1940)
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Mariam Ashram High School, Chittagong, Bangladesh (1946)
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Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1949)
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Holy Cross College (Dhaka), Dhaka, Bangladesh (1950) Sisters of the Holy Cross
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Holy Cross Girls' High School, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1950) Sisters of the Holy Cross
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Udayan High School, Barisal, Bangladesh (1952)
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St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1954)
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St. Joseph School of Industrial Trades, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1954)
Chile
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St. George's College, Santiago, Chile (1943)
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Collegio de Andacollo, Santiago, Chile (1990?)
Brazil
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Colegio Santa Maria, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil (1947) Sisters of the Holy Cross
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Colegio Dom Amando, Santarém, Brazil (1966)
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Colegio Notre Dame, Campinas, Brazil (1968)
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Colegio Santa Cruz, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil
Haiti
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Notre Dame College (Cap Haitian), Cap Haitian, Haiti (1904)
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ÉCole Père Pérard (Haiti), Plaisance, Haiti
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ÉCole Père Joseph Lepévédic (Haiti), Limbé, Haiti
India
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Holy Cross School, Salem, India (1965)
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Holy Cross School, Agartala, India (1970)
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Jeevan Jyothi Technical Institute (Honavar, India), Honavar, India
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Holy Cross School (Mizoram, India), Mizoram, India
* Holy Cross School, Trichy, TN (2002) [
1]
* Holy Cross School, Aymanam, Kerala (2003) [
2]
* Holy Cross School, Ghanpur, AP (2003) [
3]
* Holy Cross School, Dahisar, Mumbai (2002) [
4]
Ghana
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St Augustine's College (Ghana), Cape Coast, Ghana
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St John's Secondary School (Ghana), Sekondi Takoradi, Ghana
East Africa
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Holy Cross Lake View Senior Secondary School (Jinja), Jinja, Uganda (1993)
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Official Web Site*
Catholic Encyclopedia Article on the Congregation*
Province of South India
