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   Benedict Joseph Fenwick SJ (September 3, 1782 – August 11, 1846) was an American Catholic prelate, Jesuit, and educator who served as the Bishop of Boston from 1825 until his death in 1846. In 1843, he founded the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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   FENWICK, BENEDICT JOSEPH. Educator, second bishop of Boston; b. near Leonard-town, Md., Sept. 3, 1782; d. Boston, Mass., Aug. 11, 1846. Fenwick was the son of Richard and Dorothy (Plowden) Fenwick. He attended Georgetown College (now University), a school newly established by Bp. John Carroll, and in 1806 he was admitted to the Georgetown ...

4. www.bostoncatholic.org › bishop-fenwick-explainsBishop Fenwick Explains Catholicism - Archdiocese of Boston

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   Benedict Joseph Fenwick, named bishop of Boston in 1828, did much to combat Nativism. Three activities in particular stand out. First, he founded a Catholic newspaper in 1829. It went through a number of name changes. You know it today as our own The Pilot, the oldest, continuous Catholic publication in the country.

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   Who was Benedict Fenwick?

   • Benedict Joseph Fenwick (September 3, 1782 – August 11, 1846) was an American , and educator who served as the Bishop of Boston from 1825 until his death in 1846. In 1843, he founded the College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts.

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   Was Benedict Fenwick a Jesuit?

   • An alumnus of Georgetown College, Benedict Fenwick later served twice as president of his alma mater. As a Jesuit, his religious life had been marked with a certain academic mentality that prepared him well to undertake the establishment of a college. He was enterprising and courageous.

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   What did John Fenwick do for a living?

   • One of Fenwick's primary tasks was the creation of Catholic educational institutions in Boston. He established a Sunday school at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, where Fenwick himself catechized both children and their parents. This was followed by the establishment of a co-educational day school.

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   When did John Fenwick come to Boston?

   • Fenwick arrived in Boston on December 3, and formally took canonical possession of the Diocese of Boston at the original Cathedral of the Holy Cross, on December 21, 1825.

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6. www.thebostonpilot.com › articleAugust marks 175th anniversary of Bishop Fenwick's death

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   The Boston Pilot. Wednesday, Aug. 11, marked the 175th anniversary of the death of Boston's second bishop, Benedict Joseph Fenwick.

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   SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Benedict Joseph Fenwick SJ (September 3, 1782 – August 11, 1846) was an American Catholic prelate, Jesuit, and educator who served as the Bishop of Boston from 1825 until his death in 1846. In 1843, he founded the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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   The founder of the College, Bishop Benedict Joseph Fenwick, second bishop of Boston, entrusted Holy Cross to the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), an international Catholic religious order known for its spirituality, commitment to education and justice, and active engagement with the world.

9. www.holycross.edu › about-us › historyHistory | College of the Holy Cross

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   About Holy Cross. History. From the beginning of his tenure as the second Bishop of Boston, Benedict Joseph Fenwick of the Society of Jesus longed to establish a Catholic college within the boundaries of his all-New England diocese.