The Oratory - Rock Hill, SC - American Guide Series on Waymarking.com

The ORATORY, Charlotte Ave. facing Aiken Ave., a Roman Catholic school for underprivileged boys, consists of one large frame and one red brick building in grounds that include a recreation area and farm, tended by lay brothers. Faber Hall accommodates 50 boys, and Newman Hall contains high school classrooms and living quarters for the ecclesiastics. There are four fathers, 16 scholastics, and three brothers. Supported by missions, retreats, and supply work in Northern States, as well as donations from benefactors, the home was founded in 1934 by Father Ernest Musial, of the Leipzig Congregation, in the small rectory adjacent to the Church of St. Anne. He was assisted by the Franciscan Sisters, who also have charge of Rock Hill's only hospital, St. Philip's Mercy Hospital, and the Foundling Home for Babies. The Congregation of the Oratory was founded in Rome by St. Philip Neri in the sixteenth century and one of its most famous members was Cardinal Newman.-South Carolina a Guide to the Palmetto State p. 256-257

The Rock Hill Oratory, founded in 1934, is a part of a worldwide federation of 60 independent houses. It is the oldest and largest house in the United States. Founded by St. Philip Neri in Rome, members of the Oratory are bound not by vows, but by bonds of love. The community remains deliberately small to encourage interpersonal relationships. Governed democratically, the entire community shares in making major decisions with all members having equal rights and responsibilities. -Rock Hill Oratory

Book: South Carolina Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 256-257 Year Originally Published: 1941

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