Life of Felix de Andreis. Chapter 06

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Author: Joseph Rosati, C.M. · Year of first publication: 1900.

Arrival of Father De Andreis at St. Louis, and his Apostolic labors.


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IN September Father De Andreis, in con­cert with Fathers Acquaroni and Ferrari, having concluded the retreat at the semi­nary of St. Thomas, received the welcome intelligence that Bishop Dubourg, with some thirty priests, had arrived … Read More

The Beatification of Vincent De Paul: John White’s Evidence

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Author: Thomas Davitt · Year of first publication: 1984 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, no. 9.
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The Cause The Sixth General Assembly, 1697, decided unanimously that steps should be taken to secure the beatification of Vincent, and Nicolas Pierron, newly-elected fourth Superior General, in a circular letter of 26 October 1697 … Read More

Life of Felix de Andreis. Chapter 05

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Author: Joseph Rosati, C.M. · Year of first publication: 1900.

Louisiana in 1816.—Journey of Father De Andreis and Companions from Baltimore to Bardstown.—Pro­fessor of Theology in St. Thomas' Seminary.—Missionary Labors.


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BEFORE further describing the journey of Father De Audreis, and the Missionaries of Louisiana, it will be well to give a short notice of that vast country, not only with reference to its civil and … Read More

Life of Felix de Andreis. Chapter 04

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Author: Joseph Rosati, C.M. · Year of first publication: 1900.

Journey of Father De Andreis and Companions from Rome to Bordeaux and thence to Baltimore.


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ON the 27th of December 1815, Father De Andreis arrived at Placentia, where he had the pleasure of again meeting a number of his former fellow students, professors and superiors. He preserved, during the whole … Read More

Life of Felix de Andreis. Chapter 03

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Author: Joseph Rosati, C.M. · Year of first publication: 1900.

The Right Rev. William Dubourg, Bishop of New Orleans, asks for Father De Andreis, for the Missions of that Diocese. The latter obtains leave from the Superiors of his Congregation, receives the Apostolic Blessing from Pope Pius VII., and departs from Rome in December, 1815.


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FROM the time that Father De Andreis took the firm resolution of entering the Con­gregation of St. Vincent de Paul, he was in­stinctively urged by a desire of being one day able to devote himself … Read More

Life of Felix de Andreis. Chapter 02

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Author: Joseph Rosati, C.M. · Year of first publication: 1900.

He is sent to Rome to teach Theology in May, 18o6.—His pious labors in that City until the year 1815.


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THE air of Placentia was very prejudicial to the health of Father De Andreis, who suffered frequently from very violent head­aches. His superiors, therefore, thought of removing him to another place, and sent him to … Read More

Pierre-René Rogue

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Author: Thomas Davitt · Year of first publication: 1980 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, no. 3.
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To his mother he was “Renotte”, to the townsfolk of Vannes he was “the wee priest”. He was only 4’ 11” in height, and at the time of his death at the age of thirty-eight … Read More

Life of Felix de Andreis. Chapter 01

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Author: Joseph Rosati, C.M. · Year of first publication: 1900.

His Birth, Youth, and Entrance into the Congregation of the Mission. His Ordination.


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THE Very Rev. Felix De Andreis was born of respectable and pious parents, on December i3th, 1778, at Demonte, a con­siderable hamlet in the present diocese, and former province, of Cuneo, Piedmont. We have not … Read More

Simple Father Vincent

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Author: Kevin Murnaghan · Year of first publication: 1980 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, no. 3.
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Hilaire Belloc says somewhere that one of the great faults in history writing is simplifying a complex problem. Gibbon tells us that sitting near the ruins of the Capitol he heard the monks chanting Vespers … Read More

A Fresh Look at Francis Clet

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Author: Thomas Davitt · Year of first publication: 1980 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, no. 2.
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It is factually accurate to state that Francis Clet was a confrère who was martyred in China, yet it can be misleading. This happens if emphasis is placed on the second element in the statement. … Read More