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Catholic Church. Plenary Council of Baltimore (3rd : 1884)
A collective author rather than a single writer, this church council helped shape American Catholic life in the late 19th century. Its 1884 meeting in Baltimore is especially remembered for major decisions on religious education and for setting the stage for the Baltimore Catechism.
4 Audiobooks
An explanation of the Baltimore catechism of Christian doctrine : for the use of Sunday-school teachers and advanced classes
by Thomas L. Kinkead, Saint Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, J. (Januarius) De Concilio, Catholic Church. Plenary Council of Baltimore (3rd : 1884)
A catechism of Christian doctrine, no. 3 : for two years' course for post-confirmation classes
by J. (Januarius) De Concilio, Saint Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Catholic Church. Plenary Council of Baltimore (3rd : 1884)
A catechism of Christian doctrine, no. 1 : for first communion classes
by J. (Januarius) De Concilio, Saint Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Catholic Church. Plenary Council of Baltimore (3rd : 1884)
A catechism of Christian doctrine, no. 2 : for confirmation classes
by J. (Januarius) De Concilio, Saint Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Catholic Church. Plenary Council of Baltimore (3rd : 1884)
About the author
This entry names a corporate author: the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, a gathering of Catholic bishops, archbishops, and other church leaders held in Baltimore, Maryland, from November 9 to December 7, 1884. Rather than being the work of one individual, books under this name usually present the council's official decrees, pastoral letters, prayers, or related material issued by its authority.
The council is widely seen as one of the most important meetings in 19th-century American Catholic history. It brought together church leaders from across the United States and addressed questions of church organization, education, and religious practice. It is especially associated with efforts to strengthen Catholic schooling and with the process that led to the well-known Baltimore Catechism.
Because this is an institutional author, there is no single personal biography to tell in the usual sense. The most helpful way to understand the name is as the voice of a major church assembly whose decisions influenced American Catholic life for decades.