Archive for January, 2009
St. Palais Consecrated (1849)
On this day (January 14) in 1849 the Right Rev. Jacques M. Maurice Landes d’Aussac de Saint-Palais, commonly known simply as Maurice de St. Palais was consecrated the fourth Bishop of Vincennes. St. Palais was born at LaSalvetat, France on November 15, 1811. He was ordained a priest at Paris, on May 28, 1836. He [...]
Posted: 14 January, 2009 in Postings.
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Diocese of Fort Wayne Established
On this day in 1857, by decree of Pope Pius IX, the northern half of the state became the Diocese of Fort Wayne, the boundaries being that part of the state north of the south boundaries of Fountain, Montgomery, Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Randolph, and Warren counties. The remaining southern half of the state made [...]
Posted: 8 January, 2009 in Postings.
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The Feast of Elizabeth Ann Seton
Although today, being a Sunday, finds the feast of Elizabeth Ann Seton not officially celebrated, it is still remembered. What does she have to do with the history of the Catholic Church in Indiana? She never visited Indiana, but her spirit is here in many ways. In a physical sense, one way in which she [...]
Posted: 4 January, 2009 in Postings.
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