How Did Santamaria Contribute To Australia
A Basic Biography
Eldest of six, Mr Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria was born in 1915 in Brunswick, a Melbourne suburb. Educated at St Ambrose's Catholic Primary School, Brunswick, later at St Joseph's, North Melbourne by the Christian Brothers and then finishing his secondary education at St Kevin's College as dux of the school, where again he was educated by the Christian Brothers.
One of his teachers, Francis Maher, belonged to a newly founded Roman Catholic association, the Campion Society followed by attending the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in arts and law, being educated on a scholarship which three others in his family were also certified.
He then completed his Master of Arts with a thesis entitled Italy Changes Shirts: …show more content…
Marrying to his wife Helen in 1939 and having eight children, some that grew up to become prominent in various professions, although none which followed him into political activism.
In 1980 Helen died and Santamaria later married Dorothy Jensen, his long term secretary.
Outline of their contribution to Christianity/Religion in Australia
Santamaria contributed to Religion and Christianity in Australia through his involvement within the inner and outer community. His strong belief in the consequences of original sin and also his belief that God would decide what happened to us in the next life.
I quote Archbishop Pell, “the Catholic community in Australia owes B.A. Santamaria great debt for his leadership in the fight against communism in the unions; for his indispensable contribution in obtaining financial justice for all Christian schools from state and federal governments; for his authorship of fifteen of the Bishops statements on social justice; for his brilliant alliance with Archbishop Mannix, where he progressed from the status of a young disciple to being suspected, inaccurately, of exercising an excessive influence over an ailing and declining archbishop”.
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He brought together two different Catholic cultures, the Irish Australian Catholic education system and the qualities of Italian family and faith, as well as a contrast of the independence he brought into the community. His own values which he shared with the community; the importance of having religious belief and continuously joining modest qualities to bring a sense of independence, as well as a sense of family within the inner and outer community and from his blood and background, a love and passion for Italy and the Italian way of life. This Italian-Australian community which Santamaria believed so importantly in
Growing up during the depression, Bob witnessed poverty, unemployment and from this he often took refuge with the brothers at St Kevin’s, asking for reasons which they gave him as well as reasons for why he should believe. This led to his introduction into the Catholic intellectual tradition which was present throughout his life and works within and among the
Eldest of six, Mr Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria was born in 1915 in Brunswick, a Melbourne suburb. Educated at St Ambrose's Catholic Primary School, Brunswick, later at St Joseph's, North Melbourne by the Christian Brothers and then finishing his secondary education at St Kevin's College as dux of the school, where again he was educated by the Christian Brothers.
One of his teachers, Francis Maher, belonged to a newly founded Roman Catholic association, the Campion Society followed by attending the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in arts and law, being educated on a scholarship which three others in his family were also certified.
He then completed his Master of Arts with a thesis entitled Italy Changes Shirts: …show more content…
Marrying to his wife Helen in 1939 and having eight children, some that grew up to become prominent in various professions, although none which followed him into political activism.
In 1980 Helen died and Santamaria later married Dorothy Jensen, his long term secretary.
Outline of their contribution to Christianity/Religion in Australia
Santamaria contributed to Religion and Christianity in Australia through his involvement within the inner and outer community. His strong belief in the consequences of original sin and also his belief that God would decide what happened to us in the next life.
I quote Archbishop Pell, “the Catholic community in Australia owes B.A. Santamaria great debt for his leadership in the fight against communism in the unions; for his indispensable contribution in obtaining financial justice for all Christian schools from state and federal governments; for his authorship of fifteen of the Bishops statements on social justice; for his brilliant alliance with Archbishop Mannix, where he progressed from the status of a young disciple to being suspected, inaccurately, of exercising an excessive influence over an ailing and declining archbishop”.
An explanation as to how the person helped build …show more content…
He brought together two different Catholic cultures, the Irish Australian Catholic education system and the qualities of Italian family and faith, as well as a contrast of the independence he brought into the community. His own values which he shared with the community; the importance of having religious belief and continuously joining modest qualities to bring a sense of independence, as well as a sense of family within the inner and outer community and from his blood and background, a love and passion for Italy and the Italian way of life. This Italian-Australian community which Santamaria believed so importantly in
Growing up during the depression, Bob witnessed poverty, unemployment and from this he often took refuge with the brothers at St Kevin’s, asking for reasons which they gave him as well as reasons for why he should believe. This led to his introduction into the Catholic intellectual tradition which was present throughout his life and works within and among the