St rose philippine duchesne biography
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Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Image: Mosaic of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne in the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, MO | photo by Andrew Balet
Saint of the Day for November 20
(August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852)
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne’s Story
Born in Grenoble, France, of a family that was among the new rich, Rose learned political skills from her father and a love of the poor from her mother. The dominant feature of her temperament was a strong and dauntless will, which became the material—and the battlefield—of her holiness. She entered the Visitation of Mary convent at 19, and remained despite family opposition. As the French Revolution broke, the convent was closed, and she began taking care of the poor and sick, opened a school for homeless children, and risked her life helping priests in the underground.
When the situation cooled, Rose personally rented the former convent, now a shambles, and tried to revive its religious life. The spirit was go
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Rose Philippine Duchesne
18th and 19th-century French Catholic religious sister and missionary in the United States
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne R.S.C.J. | |
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| Born | (1769-08-29)August 29, 1769 Grenoble, Dauphiné, Kingdom of France |
| Died | November 18, 1852(1852-11-18) (aged 83) St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (United States & the Society of the Sacred Heart) |
| Beatified | May 12, 1940, Vatican City, by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | July 3, 1988, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
| Feast | November 18 |
| Patronage | perseverance amid adversity, Archdiocese of St. Louis, Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau |
Rose Philippine Duchesne, RSCJ (French pronunciation:[ʁozfilipindyʃɛn]; August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852),[1] was a French religious sister and educator whom Pope John Paul II canonized in 1988. • Rose-Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852) photo At the time of the Revolution in France, the community was dispersed and Philippine returned to her family home, spending her time nursing prisoners and helping others who suffered. After the Concordat of 1801, she tried with some companions to reconstruct the kloster of Ste. Marie but without success. In 1804, Philippine learned of a new congregation, the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and offered herself and the monastery to the Foundress, Mother M
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ROSE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE Was born August 29, 1769 in Grenoble, France. She was baptized in the Church of St. Louis and received the name of Philip, the apostle, and Rose of Lima, first saint of the new continent. She was educated at the Convent of the Visitation of Ste. Marie d'en Haut, then, drawn to the contemplative life, she became a novice there when she was 18 years old.