Brother Walfrid

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Brother Walfrid was a Marist Brother and social reformer who founded Celtic Football Club in Glasgow to help alleviate poverty among the Irish immigrant community.

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Brother Walfrid canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious brother
football club founder
human
social reformer
associatedWith Catholic education in Glasgow
Irish diaspora in Scotland
linked to: Irish diaspora
commemoratedBy statue at Celtic Park
various memorials by Celtic F.C. and supporters
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
ethnicOrigin Irish
fieldOfWork association football
education
social welfare
founded Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club
linked to: Celtic F.C.
foundingPurpose to alleviate poverty among the Irish immigrant community in Glasgow
givenName Andrew
inspired charitable foundations linked to Celtic F.C.
legacy Celtic Football Club’s charitable and community ethos
memberOf Marist Brothers
motive alleviation of poverty
notableFor charitable work for the poor in Glasgow
founding Celtic Football Club
occupation Catholic religious brother
football administrator
social reformer
teacher
placeOfActivity Glasgow
Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousName Brother Walfrid
socialMission supporting impoverished Irish immigrants
usedSportFor charitable fundraising

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Celtic F.C. foundedBy Brother Walfrid
Celtic Park hasStatueOf Brother Walfrid
Celtic F.C. foundedBy Brother Walfrid
subject linked to: Celtic
Brother Walfrid religiousName Brother Walfrid