Saint Katharine Drexel : Friend of the Oppressed
By Ellen TarryThis Vision book for youth tells the beautiful story of American's recently canonized saint and servant of the oppressed, St. Katharine Drexel. Born in 1858 to Francis and Emma Drexel, Katharine grew up in a happy, devout, and wealthy Catholic family in Philadelphia. Her parents were greatly loved and admired by many for their kindness and generosity to the poor and needy.
After the death of her parents the young Katharine decided to use all the fortune she had inherited to help the less fortunate in America, especially the Indians and African Americans. Acting upon the words she had heard come from a statue of Our Lady, Freely you have received, freely give, and from the direct advice given her by Pope Leo XIII to become a missionary, Katharine Drexel became a religious sister and founded the order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1891. Mother Katharine and her sisters worked tirelessly to serve the material and spiritual needs of the downtrodden through numerous schools and institutions she established around the country. She died in 1955, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2001.
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Book details
- Paperback
- 157 pages
- English
- 0898708893
- 9780898708899
About Ellen Tarry
ellen tarry (september 26, 1906 – september 23, 2008) was an african-american journalist and author who served as a minor figure in the harlem renais Read More about Ellen Tarry
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