{"id":6089,"date":"2024-07-05T09:10:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/charles-carroll-of-carrollton-a-patriotic-catholic-founding-father\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T09:10:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:10:47","slug":"charles-carroll-of-carrollton-a-patriotic-catholic-founding-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/charles-carroll-of-carrollton-a-patriotic-catholic-founding-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Carroll van Carrollton: een \u2018patriottische\u2019 katholieke Founding Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Source Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. \/ Credit: New York Public Library\/Public domain Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a man of superlatives.&nbsp;Out of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Carroll was the wealthiest. He was also the longest-lived of all the signers, surviving to the ripe old age of 95.&nbsp;But perhaps most notably, Charles Carroll was the only signer of the Declaration who was Catholic \u2014 in a time\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Source Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. \/ Credit: New York Public Library\/Public domain Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a man of superlatives.&nbsp;Out of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Carroll was the wealthiest. He was also the longest-lived of all the signers, surviving to the ripe old age of 95.&nbsp;But perhaps most notably, Charles Carroll was the only signer of the Declaration who was Catholic \u2014 in a time\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-6089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101442,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/charles-carroll-legacy-gala-to-celebrate-u-s-founder-support-faithful-citizenship-course\/","url_meta":{"origin":6089,"position":0},"title":"Charles Carroll Legacy Gala to celebrate U.S. founder, support faithful\u2011citizenship course","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Faithful Citizenship Institute (FCI) will host its inaugural gala honoring Charles Carroll of Maryland, the only Catholic Founding Father, whose faith endured during a time Catholics faced prejudice and marginalization.FCI, which brings policymakers together to infuse Catholic social teaching (CST) into their work, said it plans to make the event an annual gathering dedicated to preserving and advancing Carroll\u2019s legacy.The Charles Carroll Legacy Gala will be at Charles Carroll House in Annapolis, Maryland, on Aug. 2, the anniversary of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19887,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-charles-borromeo\/","url_meta":{"origin":6089,"position":1},"title":"St. Charles Borromeo","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Charles Borromeo Feast date: Nov 04 No age of the Catholic Church's history is without its share of confusion and corruption. 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