University of Notre Dame
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Congregation of Holy Cross Records

1812-2003

Origination : Congregation of Holy Cross.
Extent : 336 linear feet.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.

Administrative Information

Restricted by contract.

Source

Congregation of Holy Cross Generalate.

Preferred Citation

Congregation of Holy Cross Records (SCG), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556.

Scope and Content

Correspondence, reports, constitutions, directories, publications, documentation of meetings, records of activities and institutions, representing the general adminstration of the congregation as it interacted with its provinces, institutions, and members, and with bishops and the Vatican.

Background

Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, founders of the University of Notre Dame in 1842. The Congregation of Holy Cross combined the Brothers of St. Joseph, founded by Jacques-François Dujarié at Ruillé in 1820, and the Auxiliary Priests of Le Mans, founded by Basile-Antoine Moreau in 1835. Holy Cross priests and brothers have worked in schools and parishes in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.

Index

Congregation of Holy Cross.

Index to Early Holy Cross Documents

General Index to Holy Cross Records

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