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Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne , 1769-1852, French educator in the United States, a Roman Catholic nun, b. Grenoble, France. She entered the order of the Visitation, but was forced (1791) by the antireligious decrees of the French Revolution to leave her convent. In 1804 she joined the Society of the Sacred Heart, which sent her to the United States in 1818. From the convent and school she founded at St. Charles, Mo.—later moved to Florissant, Mo.—she traveled over a wide area, founding schools for girls, doing charitable work, and finally ministering to Native Americans. Duchesne... Read more
1850-1877: Religion: Chronology
American Eras ... Synod. The Free Methodist Church ... States. 18 Nov. Rose-Philippine Duchesne, a missionary ... Sacred Heart, in Saint Charles, Missouri ... Conference of Free Will Baptists ... the Church of Saint Paul the Apostle ... Abbot forms the Free Religious Association ... Independent ... Read more

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