Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates, 1882, 2 vols.
2: 288-9
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Penelope Aubin | Living in Hammersmith, she and her mother were close neighbours of the queen dowager, Catherine of Braganza
, and of a convent and girls' school run by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(the... |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Mary Ward | |
| Occupation | Mary Ward | MW
spoke about her Institute
to a pair of senior clerics appointed by Pope Urban VIII
to advise him; they were not, as he supposed, neutral or favourable towards it. |
| Occupation | Mary Ward | The companions now settled into the good works which were to be an important feature of their mission. Living austerely, gathering more women to join them, they offered free education to local children as well... |
| Other Life Event | Mary Ward | An iron chest full of papers belonging to MW
's Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
was lost at sea; this has obscured the early history of the Order. Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates, 1882, 2 vols. 1: 259-60 |
| politics | Mary Ward | MW
, during her first bout of measles, found her plans clarified and solidified: she announced that God had told her to found an Institute
for women and to adopt a Rule. Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates, 1882, 2 vols. 1: 281 |
| politics | Mary Ward | MW
's petition or memorial to Pope Paul V
about founding her Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
reached Rome, carried by Thomas Sackville
. Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates, 1882, 2 vols. 1: 365 |
| politics | Mary Ward | MW
's Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
was officially approved by Jacques Blaes
, Bishop of St Omer. Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates, 1882, 2 vols. 1: 397 Cameron, Jennifer. A Dangerous Innovator: Mary Ward (1585-1645). St Pauls Publications, 2000. 211 |
| politics | Mary Ward | A century after MW
's death, Pope Benedict XIV
in the Bull Quamvis justo ensured her Institute
's survival by confirming the office of General Superior, but forbade the honouring of her as Foundress. Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates, 1882, 2 vols. 2: xv and n, xvi |
| politics | Mary Ward | The Institute
's 81 Rules were confirmed by Pope Clement XI
in 1703—but not the Institute itself. Wetter, Immolata, and Isobel Grundy. Letter about Mary Ward to Isobel Grundy. 4 July 2002. |
| politics | Mary Ward | The Institute was confirmed by Pope Pius IX
in 1877, and the ban on honouring MW
as foundress was finally revoked by Pius X
in 1909. Wetter, Immolata, and Isobel Grundy. Letter about Mary Ward to Isobel Grundy. 4 July 2002. |
| Textual Features | Mary Ward | The life in English (unlike that in Italian) sometimes diverges from narrative into a passage of prayer or direct address to God. Brown, Laura Feitzinger. “Prayer and the Interior Life in Mary Ward’s Brief Life and Autobiographical Fragments”. The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, 2 Apr. 2016. |
| Textual Features | Mary Ward | The meditations of 1618 dwell on her love for her infant Institute
, and her reliance both on free will and grace to give her strength to endure opposition and suffering. A later one is... |
| Textual Features | Mary Ward | Her letters about business take pains to praise individuals for work well done. Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates, 1882, 2 vols. 2: 105 |
| Textual Production | Mary Ward | MW
's earliest surviving letter dates from 1615 and her latest from 1642. These letters, fragments of an early autobiography, another autobiography written in Italian, and other writings, remain in the archives of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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