Holy Spirit Province history…Part 1
Monday 11th July 2022 marks 100 years since the Passionist Province of Holy Spirit (SPIR) was established. However, the first presence of Passionists occurred 179 years ago when three Italian Passionists Raimondo (Raymond) Vacarri aged 41, Luigi Pesciaroli aged 34, Mauritizio (Maurie) Lencioni 28, and Swiss born Joseph Snell, aged 40, came to Australia in March 1843. Only Snell could speak English (and four other languages). They arrived in Sydney which at that time had a population of 40,000 people and three months later they travelled on to Brisbane which had a population of 800! Their mission was to work among aboriginals on Stradbroke Island twenty-five kilometres off the coast from Brisbane.
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