Background
White, Charles Ignatius was born on February 1, 1807 in Baltimore. Son of John and Nancy (Coombs) White.
White, Charles Ignatius was born on February 1, 1807 in Baltimore. Son of John and Nancy (Coombs) White.
Studied theology Saint Sulpice, Paris, France.
He was one of the leading Catholic publicists in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century. His classical studies were made at Mount Saint Mary"s College, Emmittsburg, and at Saint Mary"s College, Baltimore, and his theological course at Saint Sulpice, Paris, where he was ordained priest on 5 June 1830. Returning to Baltimore soon after his ordination, he was engaged in parish work there and at Pikesville.
He served as rector of the Baltimore Cathedral (now the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) from in 1842-1843.
In 1857, he was made rector of Saint Matthew"s, Washington, remaining in this charge until his death. In addition to his parochial work he edited the annual Catholic Almanac and Directory (1834-1857).
Founded the Religious Cabinet, a monthly magazine in Baltimore (1842) which was called the following year the United States Catholic Magazine (1843-1847), and revived as the Metropolitan Magazine in 1853. He was also editor of the weekly paper, the Catholic Mirror (1850-1855).