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| St. Charles Borromeo statue located at the corner of Jefferson and Second Streets (photo taken from church history website) |
November 20, 1852 ~ The funeral of Mother Duchesne took place on this day. Father Peter Verhaegen offered the Requiem Mass in the old Church of St. Charles Borromeo, which stood where the convent chapel now stands.
Taken from the book: Through the Year with Philippine Duchesne
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| Father Peter J. Verhaegen |
Father Peter J. Verhaegen was born in Belgium and he came to the United States with a group of Jesuit Scholastics in 1823. They settled near St. Louis at Florissant where they began an Indiana school and a seminary for the training of Scholastics. In 1829, at the age of 30, Father Verhaegen was appointed President of Saint Louis College. In 1832 he applied to the Missouri Legislature to have the college declared a University.
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