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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. STMARY_130929_037.JPG: A Spiritual Journey: It takes just minutes to walk through the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. Yet the journey the Grotto represents spans centuries, and lasts a lifetime. It evokes Catholic refugees who fled to northern Frederick County in the 1720s. It binds you to generations of pilgrims seeking fellowship and comfort in the Grotto, to men and women drawn by their shared devotion to Jesus, and to a dynamic university exploring Faith and Discovery, Leadership and Community. We hope this journey inspires you to look inward and outward with fresh eyes, and to share the ideals and spirit nurtured on these holy grounds.
2. STMARY_130929_086.JPG: Ave Maria This monument is dedicated to the glory of God and His Blessed Mother. It is erected on the site of the "Old Church on the Hill," which was built in 1805 Father John Dubois, founder of Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary here on Saint Mary's Mount. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton worshiped, and it was here that her sister-in-law, Harriet Seton, was converted to the Catholic faith. Here the image of our Blessed Mother shines forth as a beacon of light, hope, courage and inspiration for those who pass this sacred spot. The bells in this tower ring out forever the praises of almighty God and his Blessed Mother. Erected in humble and sincere gratitude for our many blessings. His excellency, Thomas W. Pangborn, LL. D., D. Sc., K. M. G. C. H. S., K. S. G., Papal Chamberlain of the Sword and Cape and Papal Count. John C. Pangborn, Sr., LL. D., K. M. Industrialists and Philanthropists Hagerstown, Maryland May 1, 1964
3. STMARY_130929_176.JPG: This calvary group replaces the "old wooden cross" erected by John Dubois of which Mother Seton writes in her journal for the year 1815 --- "Quiet dinner at the Grotto before the old cross, yet standing after winter storms", memorializes forever the Christian faith and rugged courage of this giant of God, John Dubois.
4. STMARY_130929_206.JPG: On January 18, 1862 the ecclesiastical authorities published the decree passing judgment on the apparitions that took place at the grotto at Lourdes. It read: "... we judge that Mary, the immaculate mother of god, did really appear to Bernadette Soubirous on February 11, 1858 and on certain subequent days -- to the number of 18 times in all -- in the grotto of Massabielle, near the town of Lourdes; that this apparition bears every mark of truth and that the faithful are justified in believing it as certain..."
5. STMARY_130929_212.JPG: Mother Seton's Rock 1809 - 1821 Here on Sunday afternoons Mother Seton "seated on a rock known as Hers," taught Christian Doctrine to the children of The Mountain Parish. "They that instruct many to Justice shall Shine as the Stars for all Eternity." - Daniel XII, 3.
6. STMARY_130929_276.JPG: Grotto Spring Water
7. STMARY_130929_470.JPG: The John Hughes Cabin John Hughes, class of 1826, fourth bishop (1838) and first archbishop of New York (1850-1864), born in County Tyrone Ireland (1797), immigrated in 1817. A gardener and mason, Hughes was employed the 10th of November, 1819, by Fr. John DuBois (founder of Mount Saint Mary's in 1808 and third bishop of New York (1826-1838) "Receiving as compensation, board, lodging and private instruction." Until the fall of 1820, when he moved into the two-story log house on the terrace (built 1809), John Hughes lodged in this cabin. To make room for the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, it was moved in 1907 south of McSweeny Hall (the seminary building). Hughes was noted as a scholar, a protagonist of the church, a force against trusteeism, and a supporter of catholic education. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln sent Hughes to Europe to further the Northern cause. Hughes founded both St. Joseph's seminary in Troy (forerunner of St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York) and St. John's College, Fordham (subsequently Fordham University). He planned and began (1858) St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. To commemorate the 175th year of Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary, John Hughes' cabin was sited here, December, 1982.
Wikipedia Description: Mount St. Mary's University
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Mount St. Mary's University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university located in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was founded by French emigr� Father John Dubois in 1808 and is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States. (It is the second oldest Catholic college in the United States, after Georgetown, which is run by the Jesuits,) and is considered to be one of the best Private schools in the state of Maryland and one of the Best Catholic Universites in the United States according to Princeton Review. The school became co-educational in 1972. In addition to its undergraduate school, the university includes five graduate programs, including a seminary. Dr. Thomas Powell is the University's current president; the seminary's rector and president is the former vicar general of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, Monsignor Stephen P. Rohlfs. The former rector and president, Kevin C. Rhoades, is now the Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The chancellor of the seminary is the former Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland: currently, His Eminence, William Henry Cardinal Keeler.

Previous to June 7, 2004, the university was known as Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary. The university is known as the "Cradle of Bishops" due to the high number of alumni who have become bishops; 32 dioceses have been headed by Mount alumni.

The campus includes the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes.

Basketball head coach Jim Phelan coached at the university until 2003. Phelan has over 800 wins and currently stands third in wins among NCAA Division I college men's basketball coaches, behind Bob Knight and Dean Smith.

University Mission:

Mount St. Mary's is a Catholic institution of higher education dedicated to liberal learning in the pursuit of truth. Mount St. Mary's, mindful of its role in the Church's mission to the world and respectrul of the religious liberty of all, affirms the values and beliefs central to the Catholic vision of the person and society, and seeks to deepen understanding of the Roman Catholic faith and its practice in just and compassionate engagement with the world.

In order to enable individuals to understand and to challenge or embrace the cultural forces operating on them, Mount St. Mary's in all its curricular and co-curricular programs, encourages each student to undertake free and rigorous inquiry leading to a reflective and creative undertaking of the traditions which shape the communities in which we live.

Mount St. Mary's strives to graduate men and women who cultivate a mature spiritual life, who live by high intellectual and moral standards, who respect the dignity of other persons, who see and seek to resolve the problems facing humanity, and who commit themselvesw to live as responsible citizens.

History:

In 1805, Rev. John Dubois laid the cornerstone for a church Saint-Mary's-on-the-Hill and bought land with the intention of constructing a school. In 1809, Pigeon Hall, a seminary of the Society of St. Sulpice was transferred to Emmitsburg and marked the beginning of higher education at Mount St. Mary. In the same year, Elizabeth Ann Seton, saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, came to the Mount. She attended Mass there until her death in 1821.

The first charter for a university was obtained in 1830. However, until the early 1900s, Mount Saint Mary's University also acted as a boarding school. Some remnants of the boarding school, such as Bradley Hall (one of the oldest buildings on campus}, still exist. George E. Walker (1797 - 1864) an orphan who studied at the boarding school 1811 - 1812 was an ancestor of George H.W. Bush.

Campus:

The university is located on a 1,400 acre (5.7 km�) campus, which includes the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, a popular pilgrimage site. The campus contains four dormitories and three apartment buildings. Academic classes are held in the Knott Academic Center, the COAD Science Building, and Borders Learning Center. Bradley Hall is the campus administration building. The fine arts department is located in Flynn Hall, which is the school's original gymnasium. The ARCC, the athletic facility, is located on the opposite side of the highway and is home to the Division 1 sports departments. The Knott Auditorium is used to hold special events on campus. The student center and cafeteria are located in the recently renovated McGowan center. The Memorial Gym is an older gymnasium located on campus and served as an air craft hangar during World War II.

National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes:

The National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes draws hundreds of thousands of religious pilgrims and tourists to the campus of Mount Saint Mary's University annually. It is the oldest known replica of the revered French shrine, dating to about 1875, less than twenty years after the original Lourdes apparitions. The Grotto has been in use since 1805 when the university's founder Father John Dubois chose it as a place of prayer and devotion.

The Rev. Simon Brut�, who later became the first bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, was an important early steward of the Grotto, beginning to care for the site in 1812.

The Grotto was proclaimed a Public Oratory on December 8, 1965, by His Eminence Lawrence Cardinal Shehan, archbishop of Baltimore. Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips, who had formerly been a student and then president of the university, was appointed its chaplain. The library at Mount Saint Mary's is named in his honor. He is succeeded by the current chaplain, the Rev. John Lombardi.
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