Bibliograph

Fearless, stories of the American saints, Alice Camille and Paul Boudreau ; original illustrations by Thomas Hann

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Label

Fearless, stories of the American saints, Alice Camille and Paul Boudreau ; original illustrations by Thomas Hann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fearless

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876883505

Responsibility statement

Alice Camille and Paul Boudreau ; original illustrations by Thomas Hann

Sub title

stories of the American saints

Summary

The lives of the saints who helped build the Catholic Church in the United StateśFrances Cabrini, Isaac Jogues, John Neumann, Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Damien de Veuster, among othersáre marked by strength, courage, determination, and sanctity. But as this thoughtful and engaging book points out, these saints also could be foolhardy, obstinate, stubborn, and dismissive. In other words, they were a lot like everyone, with a mixture of different qualities and characteristics

Table Of Contents

Saints in America : their context and contribution -- Biographies of the American saints. Isaac Jogues (1607-1646), René Goupil (1608-1642), and Jean de Lalande (d. 1646) : missionary heroes of the New World ; Kateri Tekakwitha : the Lily of the Mohawks (1656-1680) ; Blessed Junípero (Miguel José) Serra : father of the California missions (1713-1784) ; Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton : the family saint (1774-1821) ; Rose-Philippine Duchesne : the woman who prays always (1769-1852) ; Theodore (Anne-Thérèse) Guérin : pioneer educator and peacemaker (1798-1856) ; John Nepomucene Neumann : the little bishop that could (1811-1860) ; Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos : the happy healer (1819-1867) ; Damien (Joseph) de Veuster : the face of Christ at Molokai (1840-1889) ; Marianne (Barbara Koob) Cope : angel of mercy to the sick (1838-1918) ; Frances Xavier (Maria Francesca) Cabrini : teacher of the heart (1850-1917) ; Katharine (Catherine Mary) Drexel : America's promise keeper (1858-1955)

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