Autograph letter, signed, from Francis Patrick Kenrick to Dominique Meynis,
1847 April 8.
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| Summary: | Kenrick writes to Meynis as Secretary to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. He discusses the state of the diocese of Philadelphia, mentioning the conversion of some Protestants, the work being done by the Redemptorists, Jesuits and Sisters of Charity, the schools and the seminary. He has plans for a cathedral but has to proceed slowly. |
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| Language: | French Written in French. |
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| Notes: | Francis Patrick Kenrick was born in Dublin and worked most of his life in the United States, where he was at this time the Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia. Anti-Catholic riots, known as the Nativist Riots, had destroyed much church property in the summer of 1844. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith was founded in Lyon in 1822 by Pauline Jaricot. Physical description: 1 item. more |
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