Formatted Document - ProQuest. A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY - THE ZEAL OF A FEW PRELATES REWARDED. A SITE SELECTED AND THE LAND PURCHASED IN WASHINGTON. For the Benefit of the University" : Bishop Michael J O'Farrell (1832-1894. MAGNI NOBIS. Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII promulgated on March 7, 1889.
To the Archbishops and Bishops of the United States of North America. Of great joy to us is your zealous regard for the welfare of your dioceses by insuring protection of Catholic piety. We are especially comforted by the bulwark you are erecting for the proper education of clerical and lay youth and instruction in the divine and human sciences related to the Rule of Faith.
Papal Encyclicals Online. Leo XIII - Magni Nobis. To the Archbishops and Bishops of the United States of North America.
Of great joy to us is your zealous regard for the welfare of your dioceses by insuring protection of Catholic piety. We are especially comforted by the bulwark you are erecting for the proper education of clerical and lay youth and instruction in the divine and human sciences related to the Rule of Faith. Your most welcome letter, sent us at the beginning of last year, is truly inspiring wherein you indicate that the construction of the Lyceum or University of Studies in the City of Washington is progressing so felicitously that, due to your diligence, everything will be ready for the teaching of theology this year.