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| Nom de l'objet : | Portrait |
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| Catégorie de l'objet : | Graphic Documents |
| Matériaux : | paper ink |
| Numéro d'accession : | CMP 20-32 |
| Date de début de production : | 1908-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1923-12-31 |
| Description : | Portrait of the Right Rev. Alexander MacDonald. He is pictured from roughly the waist up. He has a large silver cross on a chain around his neck. He is in his bishops robes. |
| Commentaires : | Alexander MacDonald (February 18, 1858 February 24, 1941) was born at Southwest Mabou to Catherine (Beaton) and Finlay MacDonald. He received his early education at the Southwest Mabou School. He attended High School in Port Hood and went on to attend St. Francis Xavier University from 1873 to 1879. A testament to his ability and intellect is the fact that he was appointed to the teaching staff two years before he graduated. At the wish of Bishop John Cameron he went to Rome in the Fall of 1879 to study for the priesthood at the Urban College of the Propaganda Fide. He received his doctorate of Theology in 1884. On March 8, 1884 he was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Parocchi, Cardinal Vicar of Rome, in the Cathedral of St. John in the Lateran. He was only the second native Cape Bretoner to study for the priesthood in Rome. The first was Archbishop Neil MacNeil. At the end of June 1884, Rev. Alexander MacDonald returned to Nova Scotia. Rev. MacDonald taught at St. F.X. for nineteen years (1884 1903), teaching at various times Philosophy, English, Christian doctrine and advanced Latin. After his appointment as Bishop of Rome, Father Colin Chisholm, parish priest of Port Hood, accompanied him to Rome. On the eve of his departure from Antigonish he was presented with $3000. He was consecrated in the chapel of the Propaganda College in Rome on January 3, 1909 by his Eminence, Cardinal Gotti. In Victoria he was exceedingly homesick but threw himself into his work. He found various difficulties including a large debt against church property due to taxes. Bishop MacDonald sent his priests to raise money and he himself taught in a Catholic University with his stipend going against the debt. Bishop MacDonald felt the tax was unjust and took the case all the way to the Privy Council in London, England where the ruling was in his favour the church was exempt from taxation. He resigned in 1923 and was named titular Bishop of Hebron. After a short stay in Toronto with Archbishop Neil MacNeil, he retired happily to St. F.X. Summary of his assignments: Sept. 1, 1994 1894: Vice Rector and Prof., St. F.X. July 1, 1889 Nov. 1, 1889: Acting pastor, Main-a-Dieu, NS 1884 Aug. 5, 1903: Prof. Latin, English & Philosophy, St. F.X. Nov. 15, 1900 Nov. 30, 1908: Vicar General to Bishop Cameron Aug. 5, 1903 Nov. 30, 1908: Pastor, St. Andrews, NS Oct. 1, 1908 June 6, 1923: Bishop of Victoria, BC 1923 circa 1925: Toronto, ON Circa 1925 1941: St. F.X. University, Antigonish, NS Bishop MacDonald was a prolific author, primarily of theological works. But he also penned his own autobiography, titled appropriately, A Bit of Autobiography. Bishop Alexander MacDonald died in Antigonish and is buried in St. Marys Cemetery, Mabou. |
| Longueur : | 51 cm |
| Largeur : | 40.5 cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Chestico |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |