Nov 19 - “St. Rose Philippine Duchesne” © artwork by Julie Lonneman.
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Rose Philippine Duchesne was born in 1769 in Grenoble, France. Against her parents’ wishes, she entered the convent at age 19. During the French Revolution, the convent closed, so she cared for the poor and sick. After the war, she joined the Society of the Sacred Heart.
In 1818, at age 49, she traveled to America. She landed in New Orleans, where the bishop sent her up the Mississippi River to St. Louis and the nearby colony of St. Charles, Missouri. There she founded a school for girls. Then she founded the first Catholic school for Native Americans in Florissant, Missouri. She created several schools and houses for her nuns in the United States.
She was 72 when a mission was founded at Sugar Creek, Kansas, with Native Americans. Since she never was able to learn the language, she spent her days in prayer. She became known as “Woman-Who-Prays-Always.” She died in 1852 at age 83.
Her feast day is November 18.
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