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132-732: A missionary to the United States. He studied and was ordained at Georgetown University before working in various Jesuit institutions. In the 1850s and 1860s, he was twice the president of the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts , where he reformed the curriculum in the liberal arts tradition and reduced its significant debt. In 1861, Ciampi left to minister to cholera patients in Massachusetts, contracting
198-683: A priest . He was sent on a mission to Alexandria, Virginia , before being appointed president of St. John's Literary Institution in Frederick, Maryland , in 1848, where he remained until 1850. At the same time, he was assigned to St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick, Maryland, as an assistant curate to Thomas Lilly. Shortly after, he became the pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, and remained there for two years. During this time, he had three assistants, one of whom
264-530: A "prizefighter." During this time, James Curley was working on establishing the Georgetown Astronomical Observatory . While working on acquiring all the instruments needed to outfit the building, he informed Stonestreet in the winter of 1841 that he would need to purchase a meridian circle . Stonestreet offered him the $ 2,000 (equivalent to $ 59,000 in 2023) that his mother had bequeathed to him, which Curley used to obtain
330-420: A Jesuit scholastic , he taught French , mathematics , and grammar at Georgetown. Stonestreet then became a professor and prefect at Georgetown. As the prefects were only slightly older than the students among whom they enforced discipline, Stonestreet complained that the students were so disobedient that discipline would sometimes come to mutual blows between the prefect and students, comparing himself to
396-556: A different Jesuit being reassigned from California to Maryland. Stonestreet refused, saying that was not an even trade and accusing Congiato of "Italian trickery". After his presidency of Loyola College, Ciampi returned the Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown as pastor in 1866, replacing Alphonse Charlier. He remained there as pastor until 1868, when he was succeeded by Louis Hippolyte Gache. He then traveled throughout
462-405: A former Universalist church in the city, for the use of black Catholics . Later known as St. Francis Xavier Church , the parish was dedicated the following year. At Loyola College, Ciampi introduced new practices, such as teaching the waltz , and abandoned others that he found unsuited to American students, such as a mandatory daily prayer of the rosary . During this time, Ciampi garnered
528-605: A larger facility. Administration of the university by the generally lax Stonestreet was praised by the provincial superior in a June 1852 report to the Jesuit Superior General . His placid demeanor was a stark contrast to that of his predecessor, James A. Ryder , and he was well liked by the faculty and students. Under his predecessors, enforcement of discipline in Catholic practices increased, and eventually, Catholic students were required to confess twice
594-583: A letter to local newspapers in February 1855 in which he described his patriotic pride and attachment to his childhood home on the Western Shore of Maryland. As the Know Nothing movement grew in anticipation of the 1856 presidential election , so did Stonestreet and the other Maryland Jesuits' worries; Stonestreet wrote to Rome in the spring of 1856 that they were in the midst of a crisis. Due to
660-470: A month. Faced with a generally unruly student body, Stonestreet noted how the students least willing to obey authority were those raised in the slaveholding culture of the South , where they previously enjoyed great indulgence of their antics. The several Chilean students successfully petitioned to be relieved of the requirement's frequency. That August, he accepted an appointment as provincial superior of
726-425: A parish priest to St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick in the late 1860s. When the president of Gonzaga College and rector of St. Aloysius Church, Bernardin F. Wiget, fell ill in 1868, Stonestreet was temporarily again appointed to the two offices, until August 1869 when James Clark became the permanent replacement. While the health of Bernard Maguire, the president of Georgetown, worsened in 1869, Stonestreet
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#1732790903049792-465: A parishioner of St. Aloysius Church, for more than 20 years and that while he had only infrequently seen her in the past 14 years, he had never known her to espouse treason. This testimony occurred against the backdrop of growing suspicion of Catholics, as several suspects proved to be Catholics; some who were suspicious of Catholics went so far as to accuse the Catholic Church of involvement in
858-557: A reputation as an effective preacher , and was described as having just a slight Italian accent. He was described by his contemporaries as "one of the brilliant and most popular" Italian missionaries in the United States. As pastor, he emphasized the importance of church music . In 1866, he was a member of the council of the Archbishop of Baltimore , Martin John Spalding . Ciampi held these positions until July 1866, and he
924-524: A scholasticate for training all the Jesuits in the United States, and cease educating lay students. Stonestreet objected to this proposal and eventually, the focus turned to establishing a dedicated scholasticate elsewhere. Stonestreet responded to increasing anti-Catholicism in Maryland, specifically the allegation that the Jesuits swore an oath to the pope to overthrow the United States, by writing
990-484: A third time in 1878, succeeding John J. Murphy. He held this post until he was replaced by Stephen A. Kelly in 1881. Ciampi became the rector of the Jesuits' St. Stanislaus novitiate in Frederick, Maryland, in 1883, succeeding Archibald J. Tisdall. He held this office until August 26, 1887, when he was succeeded by Michael O'Kane . In 1890, Ciampi was the chaplain at Gonzaga College in Washington, D.C. For
1056-543: A time, Ciampi was also the pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick, Maryland . At the end of his life, Ciampi was a priest at St. Aloysius Church. Ciampi died on November 24, 1893, aged 77, at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was buried at the Jesuit Community Cemetery at Georgetown University. Ciampi Hall at the College of the Holy Cross opened on March 25, 1991, as
1122-539: The College of the Holy Cross , and addressed growing anti-Catholicism . Owing to violence from the Know Nothings , he forbade Jesuits from wearing their clerical attire in public or being addressed by their ecclesiastical titles . He later became president of Gonzaga College , where he oversaw the establishment and construction of St. Aloysius Church , of which he became the first pastor . In 1863, Stonestreet
1188-719: The Maryland Colony by traveling to St. Inigoes, Maryland, with Bishops James Oliver Van de Velde of Chicago , Richard Pius Miles of Nashville , and John Baptist Miège of the Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains . During Stonestreet's tenure, the First Plenary Council of Baltimore was held at the college in 1852. This involved the arrival of twelve bishops , a mitred abbot , and two religious superiors . That year,
1254-765: The Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus; Bernard A. Maguire was named as his successor. The provincial superior of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius Brocard, died suddenly in the summer of 1852, and Stonestreet was named by the Superior General, Jan Roothaan , as his replacement, taking office on August 15. He was the first Marylander to hold the office who had not been trained in Rome. Stonestreet took office in
1320-582: The Massachusetts General Court incorporated Boston College . Stonestreet was named in the charter as one of five Jesuits who were the officers of the corporation. In 1864 and 1865, he ministered to the mission church congregation of St. Mary's in Hagerstown, Maryland . In 1865, Stonestreet testified in the trial of the conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln . He stated that he had known Mary Suratt ,
1386-587: The Medical Department participated in the commencement ceremony for the first time, awarding its first four medical doctorates . During this time, the Georgetown library saw significant growth, including almost 900 books that Stonestreet had shipped from Rome . This period of growth was so substantial that the library in Old North became filled to capacity, and Stonestreet sought to construct
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#17327909030491452-518: The bishop of the newly created Diocese of Portland in Maine. Ciampi asked Stonestreet to help oppose his elevation to the episcopate . Ciampi eventually requested to be assigned to the Jesuits' Maine mission, and in November 1854, was sent to Bangor , where he engaged in pastoral work for two years, ministering to American Indians and poor Irish Catholics . In the view of John Bapst ,
1518-633: The pastor of Holy Trinity and St. Aloysius churches in Washington, D.C. Antonio F. Ciampi was born on January 29, 1816, in Rome in the Papal States , to a prominent family. One of his uncles was Cardinal Giuseppe Sala . Ciampi studied at the Roman College , before entering the Jesuit novitiate at Sant'Andrea al Quirinale in Rome on September 7, 1832. He then studied philosophy at
1584-459: The student uniform due to the inability of some families to afford them. On August 15, 1861, Ciampi was succeeded by James Clark . Ciampi was appointed the president of the College of the Holy Cross for a third time on August 28, 1869, to succeed Robert W. Brady . During his term, he oversaw the expansion and completion of Fenwick Hall, which afforded a greater number of classrooms, student residences, and scientific spaces. Ciampi also expanded
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1716-407: The Evangelist Church in Frederick, Maryland . He was appointed president of Georgetown University in 1851, holding the office for two years, during which time he oversaw expansion of the university's library . The First Plenary Council of Baltimore was held at Georgetown during his tenure. As provincial superior, Stonestreet worked with Anthony Ciampi in the aftermath of the devastating fire at
1782-551: The Jesuit Superior General, relinquishing the presidency as well as his pastorate of St. Aloysius Church. William Francis Clarke was appointed as his successor. Following his term at Gonzaga College, Stonestreet was appointed prefect of schools and a professor of rhetoric at Georgetown. During the Civil War , the Jesuit superiors ordered the Jesuits at Georgetown to remain publicly neutral with respect to
1848-452: The Jesuit's rules. In December 1857, Ciampi had to send the students home early to avoid the cost of housing them. Nonetheless, by the end of Ciampi's tenure, the financial condition of the college improved. With the economic recovery of 1858, Ciampi raised significant funds and reduced the college's debt from $ 9,300 to $ 3,100 by 1861. As a result, Ciampi was regarded as a good manager. By 1859, he and Bishop Fitzpatrick ultimately persuaded
1914-592: The Roman College to become missionaries . In the mid-1840s, Ciampi accepted this invitation and sailed for the United States. He completed his studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. On July 21, 22, and 23, 1848, Ciampi was ordained a subdeacon , deacon , and priest , respectively, at the Georgetown University chapel. He then spent the next three years engaged as a minister or missionary in various Jesuit institutions around
1980-593: The Roman College, before teaching grammar at a Jesuit school in Piacenza from 1839 to 1840. After this, Ciampi taught grammar and the humanities in Ferrara from 1840 to 1844. In 1845, he returned to Rome to study theology for one year. He came to be considered an accomplished Latinist . James A. Ryder , the president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts , invited young Jesuits from
2046-406: The United States. In 1850, Ciampi completed his tertianship in Frederick, Maryland . From 1850 to 1851, he was a member of Georgetown University's board of directors . Ciampi professed his fourth vow on September 8, 1852. Ciampi was appointed the president of the College of the Holy Cross on August 28, 1851, at the age of 35. When he took office, Ciampi's main objectives were to decrease
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2112-592: The Washington Seminary on April 25, 1858. Stonestreet petitioned Congress to grant the school its own congressional charter . Very shortly thereafter, on May 4, 1858, President James Buchanan signed into law the bill independently chartering the Washington Seminary, and recognizing the institution by its new name of Gonzaga College . With this charter came the school's independence from Georgetown University, under whose authority it previously conferred degrees; accordingly, ownership of school's property
2178-462: The assassination. He was also called to testify about Samuel Mudd , the physician who attended to John Wilkes Booth 's fractured leg. He asserted that in 1850, Mudd was a student at St. John's Literary Institution, during Stonestreet's presidency of the school, and that he did not know whether Mudd remained at the school during the Christmas vacation of December 1850. Stonestreet returned as
2244-482: The campus by purchasing land along the Blackstone River , constructed a new barn, stable, and carriage house, and improved the campus farm. At the same time, he again significantly reduced the college's debt. Ciampi again slightly revised the curriculum. While Ciampi was considered a successful administrator, he disliked delegating authority, and some complained about him to the Jesuit superiors. By 1872,
2310-417: The college's high debt and to increase discipline among the Jesuits. He became a mentor to the school's 10 Jesuit brothers , and kept a daily journal of the college, which drew the praise of Jan Roothaan , the Jesuit Superior General . The college struggled to reduce its $ 8,500 debt because it lacked a charter that would have legally allowed it to collect on its debts. Nonetheless, Ciampi managed to reduce
2376-431: The controversy, and he reassigned the twenty Jesuits at the school, leaving only Ciampi and Peter J. Blenkinsop to attend to the ruined school and farm. Stonestreet discussed with Thomas Mulledy whether the Jesuit constitution allowed him to close the school, to which Mulledy responded that it did not. Stonestreet finally wrote to Roothaan, concluding that the school should be rebuilt, even if it meant assumption of much of
2442-472: The debt, and was widely praised by both the Maryland provincial superior , Joseph Aschwanden, and the Holy Cross Jesuits for his financial acumen and piety. On July 14, 1852, less than a year after Ciampi's appointment, a serious fire struck the college building, Fenwick Hall. Despite the efforts of the fire department and local citizens of Worcester to haul water nearly a quarter of a mile up
2508-490: The disease himself, before becoming a missionary to American Indians and the growing Irish Catholic population in Maine . In 1863, he was made the president of Loyola College in Maryland , and garnered a reputation as a skilled preacher . Ciampi returned to Holy Cross as president in 1869, where he expanded Fenwick Hall and the campus. In his later years, he was the rector of the Jesuit novitiate in Frederick, Maryland , and
2574-418: The eastern United States teaching and leading retreats and conferences. From 1872 to 1873, Ciampi was again a member of Georgetown University's board of directors. In 1876, Ciampi succeeded Bernard A. Maguire as the pastor of St. Aloysius Church in Washington, D.C., where his reputation as a capable preacher continued. He held this position until 1878. Ciampi returned as pastor to Holy Trinity Church for
2640-411: The establishment and construction of St. Aloysius Church , which would be staffed by Jesuit priests whose service was no longer needed at the diocesan St. Patrick's Church . The church, designed by fellow Jesuit Benedict Sestini , was dedicated in November 1859; at its dedication, Archbishop John Hughes and James Ryder delivered sermons. In 1860, he sent his resignation as president of the school to
2706-595: The first four students completed their studies. As president of Gonzaga, Stonestreet led the opening prayer of the House of Representatives on January 24, 1859, and of the Senate on February 9, 1859. During his term, the school's literary society , which had been founded in 1855, was renamed the Phocion Society, and Stonestreet was considered its founder. While president of Gonzaga College, Stonestreet oversaw
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2772-409: The hill from the river, the entire building was destroyed, except for the east wing and the contents of the library, which were rescued from the fire. Student dormitories, including all their possessions were lost, and the uninsured college, which had no savings, faced a cost of $ 50,000 (equivalent to approximately $ 1.44 million in 2023). The fire may have begun on the third floor by a professor who
2838-421: The immediate aftermath of a disastrous fire at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts , on July 14, which destroyed the college's main building, Fenwick Hall, and most of its contents. The school's president, Anthony F. Ciampi, vowed to rebuild, while another influential Jesuit there, Joseph Aschwanden, was staunchly opposed to reopening the school. Stonestreet traveled to Worcester to mediate
2904-406: The instrument and begin using the observatory. On one occasion, Stonestreet was accompanying a group of thirty students on their annual vacation to St. Inigoes, Maryland . En route, their stagecoach overturned due to a reckless driver. All the passengers suffered only minor injuries, except Stonestreet, who was badly injured and sent back to Georgetown. On July 4, 1843, Stonestreet was ordained
2970-469: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stonestreet&oldid=1169543106 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles H. Stonestreet Charles Henry Stonestreet SJ (November 21, 1813 – July 3, 1885)
3036-489: The new provincial superior, Burchard Villiger , wanted Beckx to remove Ciampi. However, Beckx declined to do so because many viewed Ciampi as essential to the continued improvement of Holy Cross. Beckx appointed a visitor to the entire Jesuit province in 1859, who praised Ciampi's work. Ciampi reformed the curriculum to instruct students in the liberal arts , patterned on the Ratio Studiorum . He also eliminated
3102-488: The new superior general Peter Jan Beckx not to close the college. Meanwhile, some at Holy Cross disliked Ciampi's "Roman manners" and criticized his pedagogy as overbearing. They also criticized his frequent absences from campus and his friendly relations with a woman whom he converted to Catholicism . Beckx wrote to Ciampi that while his absences were for good causes, he had to be present on campus. By 1858, even though Ciampi had ceased his extended departures from campus,
3168-601: The newly opened Loyola College in Baltimore , and the susceptibility of the surviving wing to another fire. He urged Ciampi to accept a new position in Philadelphia . Ciampi wrote to Roothaan directly, requesting not to be reassigned and in support of rebuilding the college. After a new provincial superior, Charles Stonestreet , was appointed, Roothaan decided to allow Holy Cross to be rebuilt. Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick of Boston called for Catholics to donate to
3234-425: The reconstruction. Ciampi raised money, increased tuition, and cut expenses, declining to heat the building into autumn, but faced hesitation from Stonestreet. A new and larger building was opened on October 3, 1853. Enrollment was slow to rebound after reopening. Ciampi is credited with the college's survival after being destroyed. On August 13, 1854, he was succeeded as president by Peter J. Blenkinsop . Ciampi
3300-503: The school's debt by the Jesuit province. Roothaan eventually delegated the decision on whether to rebuild to Stonestreet. For many years, the Jesuit leadership had discussed establishing a scholasticate for the education of new Jesuits. They sought to separate it from Georgetown, which educated lay students as well as scholastics, and required that the scholastics teach alongside their studies. The new Superior General, Peter Beckx , proposed in 1855 that Georgetown be transformed into such
3366-459: The superior of the Maine mission, Ciampi added prestige to the mission. The number of Catholics in Maine was quickly growing, and Ciampi delivered sermons in fluent English, with few people knowing he was a foreigner. In 1856, Ciampi succeeded Aschwanden as the pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown in the District of Columbia . He held that office until the following year, when he
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#17327909030493432-518: The superiors had decided they would replace him. On July 31, 1873, Ciampi's term ended, and he was succeeded by Joseph B. O'Hagan . Ciampi was appointed the president of Loyola College in Maryland in September 1863, succeeding Joseph O'Callaghan . At the same time, Ciampi became the pastor of St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore. In October of that year, the parish raised money and purchased
3498-492: The two belligerents. However, the majority of Jesuits and students at the school were aligned with the Confederacy ; members of Stonestreet's family fought in the war for the South. He also became the Jesuit procurator to the superiors in Rome. Stonestreet served on the board of directors of Georgetown from 1861 to 1862 and from 1863 to 1864, as well as during his time as president of the university. On March 31, 1863,
3564-468: The violence of the 1840s and 1850s perpetrated by the Know Nothings, he forbade Jesuits from wearing their clerical attire in public or be addressed by their ecclesiastical titles , instead using secular styles of address such as "doctor" instead of "father." Upon the selection of Burchard Villiger as the provincial superior of the Maryland province, Stonestreet succeeded him as president of
3630-472: Was Anthony F. Ciampi . Simultaneously, he took charge of St. John's Literary Institution that year, succeeding Lilly as president. His tenure at both the church and the school came to a close at the end of 1850, and he was succeeded by Thomas F. Mulledy . Stonestreet assumed the Presidency of Georgetown University on August 1, 1851. In May 1852, he commemorated the landing of the Catholic pilgrims in
3696-517: Was among the group of students to sign the society's founding constitution in 1830. He delivered a speech at the 1830 commencement ceremony titled "The Claims of Aristotle on Posterity," as well as one at the graduation ceremony of 1833 titled "On Ancient Literature." Following his graduation, he entered the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1833. On July 28, 1835, Stonestreet officially received his Bachelor of Arts . While studying philosophy as
3762-655: Was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who served in prominent religious and academic positions, including as provincial superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province and president of Georgetown University . He was born in Maryland and attended Georgetown University , where he co-founded the Philodemic Society . After entering the Society of Jesus and becoming a professor at Georgetown, he led St. John's Literary Institution and St. John
3828-399: Was an Italian Catholic priest and Jesuit missionary to the United States. As the three-time president of the College of the Holy Cross , he was responsible for rebuilding the college after it was destroyed by fire. He also rescued it from financial ruin and pressure to close by the Jesuits superiors. Born in Rome , Ciampi was educated at the Roman College before volunteering in 1840 as
3894-684: Was born on November 21, 1813, in Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland . His father was a distinguished lawyer who intended for Charles to enter the legal profession. Charles attended a classical school run by Philip Briscoe in St. Mary's County , before enrolling in Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. , where he graduated in 1833. There, he was a member of the Philodemic Society , and one of its founders, as he
3960-435: Was burning old examination papers. Neighbors offered lodging for the night to the faculty and students, who were left with nowhere to live. The following day, all the students were sent home. Within three days, Ciampi began planning on rebuilding the college. However, Aschwanden, in a letter to Roothaan, vowed to never rebuild it due to the school's debt, its location outside of a major city, its competition for resources with
4026-598: Was considered again as president. The new provincial superior, Joseph Keller, decided against the nomination, due to his age; instead, John Early was appointed. Stonestreet became the pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown in 1870, where he remained for four years. Finally, Stonestreet was made spiritual father at the College of the Holy Cross in 1880. Before long, his health deteriorated around 1883, and he died on July 3, 1885. Anthony F. Ciampi Anthony Francis Ciampi SJ (born Antonio Francesco Ciampi ; January 29, 1816 – November 24, 1893)
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#17327909030494092-457: Was involved in the legal incorporation of Boston College , and testified in court as to his knowledge of the conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln , specifically Mary Surratt and Samuel Mudd . Later, he was assigned to Georgetown, parishes throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C. , including as pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown , and Holy Cross, where he lived out his last years. Charles Henry Stonestreet
4158-506: Was selected to resume the presidency after Blenkinsop, taking office on August 15, 1857. Nine days after taking office, the Panic of 1857 occurred, straining the college's finances. The school also lacked funds to hire a sufficient number of teachers, and besides Patrick Healy , those it had were of poor quality. Ciampi was unable to restrain several Jesuit scholastics who corporally punished and injured students, against Ciampi's orders and
4224-541: Was succeeded by John Early . After the end of his first presidency of the College of the Holy Cross, Ciampi engaged in missionary work. He first went to Chicopee, Massachusetts , where he ministered to cholera patients, and contradicted the disease himself. He also worked for some time in Rhode Island . In February 1854, Archbishop Gaetano Bedini submitted Ciampi's name to the Vatican for consideration as
4290-436: Was succeeded by Thomas F. Mulledy . While pastor of Holy Trinity, Ciampi was also one of many Italian Jesuits to teach at Georgetown University, where he was also the vice president and treasurer . In 1856, the superior of the Jesuits' California Mission, Nicholas Congiato , requested that the provincial superior, Stonestreet, appoint Ciampi as the president of the newly established Santa Clara University , in exchange for
4356-519: Was transferred from Georgetown to Gonzaga. The school especially credited Representative Richard Henry Clarke with seeing the bill through Congress. The following day, Stonestreet officially declared that Washington Seminary had ceased to exist, and had been replaced by Gonzaga College, though it remained common parlance to refer to the school as the Old Seminary for some time. The school did not exercise its power to confer degrees until 1868, when
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