Item 87 - Lucius Gwynn’s copy of 'A Manual of Prayers for the use of the Catholic Laity'

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IE IJA J/10/87

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Lucius Gwynn’s copy of 'A Manual of Prayers for the use of the Catholic Laity'

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  • 1888 (Creation)

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792pp

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(1890-1919)

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Edward Lucius Gwynn’s copy of 'A Manual of Prayers for the use of the Catholic Laity'. Prayerbook used by Edward Lucius (Fr Gwynn’s brother, who died in Sydney aged 28 in 1919) in Australia and kept for fifty years by Cornelia Jennings. With a Greek inscription on the flyleaf and the following inscription on the opposite page ‘Love is stronger than Death, but Time is stronger than both. Therefore when we die then Time will be no more.’

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The Irish Jesuit Archives are open only to bona fide researchers. Access by advance appointment.

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No material may be reproduced without the written permission of the Archivist. Copyright restrictions apply. Photocopying is not available. Digital photography is at the discretion of the Archivist.

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1999

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