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| St. Francis Regis painted by Sacred Heart alumna and artist © Beverly Zoellner Groneck |
November 6, 1835 ~ Mother Duchesne writes to Mother Adeline Boilvin, RSCJ: "All I desire is retirement, silence, the forgetfulness of creatures, and the grace to remain until death near the shrine of St. Francis Regis (at Florissant)."
Taken from the book: Through the Year with Philippine Duchesne
Editors Note: In 1834 Philippine was transferred to Florisant again as Superior and lived there until 1842 when she returned to St. Charles, Missouri, to spend the remainder of her life. To learn more about the special place that Philippine referred to in her letter to Mother Boilvin - click here
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