The Carmelites of Port Tobacco
In 1790 four Carmelite nuns established a monastery at Port Tobacco, Maryland, making it the first women’s religious community in the new United States
Dec 27, 2021 | 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, carmelites, episodes, founders, maryland, maryland-virginia-2022, mid-atlantic, pilgrimage, places and buildings, religious women, Uncategorized
In 1790 four Carmelite nuns established a monastery at Port Tobacco, Maryland, making it the first women’s religious community in the new United States
Sep 27, 2021 | 19th century, civil war, convert, educator, episodes, laity, massachusetts, michigan, mid-atlantic, midwest, new england, new york, vermont
Orestes Brownson, the first American Catholic intellectual, had strong ideas about Catholics’ place in American political life, as well as about slavery.