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The Christ Child Society was founded in 1885 in Washington, D.C., by Mary Virginia Merrick, [11] as a small relief organization to aid local underprivileged children. Additional chapters were started in other cities. [12]
Mary Virginia Merrick (November 2, 1866 – January 10, 1955), born in Washington, DC, was a pioneer in American Catholic social reform. At age 20, despite being paralyzed from a fall, she started the Christ Child Society in 1887 to provide for needy infants, children, and their families in the Washington, D.C. area.
The 29 verses of the hymn date from the 19th century and are intended to represent a lullaby for the Christ Child by the Blessed Virgin. The same hymn was popularised throughout the Anglosphere during the early 20th century by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser as an art song with translated lyrics and the title The Christ-Child's Lullaby.
Cornelia Peacock Connelly (1809–1879), Founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (Pennsylvania, USA – England, United Kingdom) Declared Venerable: June 13, 1992; Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli (1806–1864), Professed Priest of the Dominicans; Founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Sinsinawa (Milan, Italy – Wisconsin ...
That money as well as funding from the Knights of Columbus and the Christ Child Society provided all the school needed to proceed with construction. [1] The new classroom building, built of red brick in a modern design, was completed just in time for the 1967–1968 school year. The old buildings, including the Old Gym, were demolished in June ...
Holy Infant of Atocha, Santo Niño de Atocha, Holy Child of Atocha, Saint Child of Atocha, or Wise Child of Atocha is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and the southwestern United States. It is distinctly characterized by a basket of bread he carries, along with a staff, and a ...
The image is the only canonically crowned image of Jesus Christ in the Philippines. [5] The dark wood statue measures approximately 12 inches (30 cm) tall, and carved in the Flemish style. It depicts the Child Jesus, with a serene countenance, in the attitude and dress of a Spanish monarch.
The icon of the Nativity depicts the Christ Child wrapped in swaddling clothes reminiscent of his burial wrappings. The child is often shown lying on a stone, representing the Tomb of Christ, rather than a manger. The Cave of the Nativity is also a reminder of the cave in which Jesus was buried.