Belt
Object number2016.43.15
Datec. 1950
MediumLeather
Credit LineGift of St. Paul of the Cross Monastery
DescriptionBlack leather handmade belt.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 42.75 × 1.875 × 0.5 in. (108.6 × 4.8 × 1.3 cm)Historical NotesThe Passionists wore leather sandals and a belt of their own design and making and a birreta. St. Paul of the Cross Monastery is the first site of the Passionist Congregation in North America and has been in operation since the mid-19th century. The original building was erected in 1854 (the cornerstone was laid in 1853) after the Bishop of Pittsburgh, Father Michael O’Connor, helped the order secure property on the South Side owned by the Catholic Diocese. The Passionists were begun by Paolo Daneo, known as St. Paul of the Cross, and were based in Italy for its first century; three of the four founders (Frs. Anthony Calandri, Albinus Magno, Stanislaus Parcyzk, and Brother Lawrence DiGiacomo) of St. Paul of the Cross Monastery came from Italy to America as missionaries. The Passionists are dedicated to a life of prayer, poverty, penance, and solitude, and proclaim the love of God for us as seen in Jesus’ cross.
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Passionists
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1939-1945
1847-1969
1847-1969
1847-1969
c. 1974
