The Life of Cornelia Connelly, 1809-1879: Foundress of the Society of the Holy Child JesusLongmans, Green and Company, 1924 - 260 pages Cornelia Connelly, née Cornelia Augusta Peacock, (born Jan. 15, 1809, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.--died April 18, 1879, St. Leonards, Sussex, Eng.), Roman Catholic abbess who founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and became the subject of an acrimonious ecclesiastical controversy. |
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