Where did Edmund Rice attend school?

Where did Edmund Rice attend school?

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.

How many schools does Edmund Rice have?

55 schools
Edmund Rice Education Australia

What was Edmund Rice’s first school?

Today his vision inspires our College community to be inclusive, compassionate and hope-filled in their view of the world. The College opened as Christian Brothers College in January 1926 with 105 pupils (aged from seven to sixteen years) at the top of Crown Lane, Wollongong.

What did Edmund Rice do for education?

Edmund realised that education was essential to liberating young men from their circumstances. This led him to sell his business and begin to instruct poor boys living on the streets of Waterford. He provided food, clothing and education for 200 to 300 students.

When did Edmund Rice open his first school?

1802
In 1802, Edmund Rice was able to open his first school. The boys who attended this first school were unruly and unaccustomed to discipline.

What legacy did Edmund Rice leave behind?

Edmund Rice died on 29 August 1844 at Mt Sion. He was beatified on 6 October 1996, recognition of a life enlightened by Gospel spirituality that promoted justice, solidarity, inclusion and liberation for the young through education.

What are the 4 touchstones?

We aspire to be faithful to the following four touchstones: Liberating Education; Gospel Spirituality; Inclusive Community; Justice and Solidarity.

Why did Edmund Rice open his first school?

The Ireland of Edmund’s day was an unjust place where many lived in poverty and social structures deeply oppressed the majority of the population. In 1802 he set up a free school for boys living in poverty.

What was Edmund Rice’s legacy?

What did Edmund Rice set up in 1809?

He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers. Rice was born in Ireland at a time when Catholics faced oppression under Penal Laws enforced by the British authorities, though reforms began in 1778 when he was a teenager.

What is the Edmund Rice icon?

Several schools of the Christian Brothers have an Icon of Edmund Rice. Colour Prints of the Icon are also to be found around the schools, and the Brother’s communities. So the Icon of Edmund Rice celebrates through symbolic pictures the holiness of Edmund, and holds him up as someone we can imitate.