Philippine Duchesne, Pioneer on the American Frontier Carreel Rscj Marie-France
Volume 1: 1769-1828. In 1818, Mother Rose Philippine Duchesne, of the newly-founded Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, left France to participate in the missionary expansion of the Catholic Church…
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Volume 1: 1769-1828. In 1818, Mother Rose Philippine Duchesne, of the newly-founded Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, left France to participate in the missionary expansion of the Catholic Church in the New World, at the request of Bishop Louis William Dubourg, named bishop of "Louisiana." This vast area, acquired by the United States from France in 1803, extended over a territory of 530,000,000 acres (828,000 square miles), from New Orleans to Canada, including all the lands drained by the vast river system of the Mississippi and the Missouri, the future Midwest of the United States. Navigation was often difficult and the postal system disrupted.The writings of Saint Philippine--656 letters, five journals and a few shorter documents, all in French (except for one letter in English)--constitute a rich source of information about her missionary call and the sacrifices
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