Blessed Edmund Rice

How much do you know about Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers? Here’s a chance to find out. You can find the answers by using the link at the bottom of the page.

1. Edmund Rice was born in

a. London, England b. Boston, MA c. County Callan, Ireland

2. He apprenticed in the city of

a. Dublin b. Waterford c. London

3. Edmund apprenticed with his uncle who was a

a. farmer b. shipping merchant c. tailor

4. Edmund Rice became a

a. prosperous businessman b. lonely hermit c. historian

5. Edmund met and fell in love with

a. Mary Kelly b. Mary O’Malley c. Mary Elliott

6. His wife was injured in a ___________ accident?

a. riding b. car c. boating

7. Before she died Mary gave birth to a

a. twin boys b. triplets c. handicapped daughter

8. Edmund prayed and decided his mission was to

a. help educate poor boys b. sail to foreign lands c. build churches

9. He turns an ______________ into his first school.

a. abandoned stable b. empty farmhouse c. abandoned warehouse

10. This school was named

a. Rice School b. Mt. Sion c. Edmund’s Day School

11. The school also contained

a. a church b. a bakery & tailor shop c. a restaurant & pub

12. The Christian Brothers have been at Tampa Catholic since

a. 1984 b. 1962 c. 1996

13. The Feast Day for Blessed Edmund Rice is

a. October 6 b. June 1 c. May 5

14. Edmund was declared Blessed on

a. October 6 b. June 1 c. May 5

15. The Christian Brothers carry out their mission in over ______________ countries.

a. 35 b. 10 c. 25

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