No cross, no crown: black nuns in nineteenth-century New Orleans
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1. Verfasser: Deggs, Mary Bernard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington Indiana University Press ©2001
Schriftenreihe:Black women writers series
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-218) and index
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: MOTHERS HENRIETTE DELILLE AND JULIETTE GAUDIN; PART TWO: MOTHER JOSEPHINE CHARLES; PART THREE: MOTHER MARIE MAGDALENE ALPAUGH; PART FOUR: MOTHER MARIE CECILIA CAPLA; PART FIVE: MOTHER MARY AUSTIN JO ES; Notes; Index; About the Editors
Nineteenth-century New Orleans was a diverse city. The French-speaking Catholic Creoles, whether black, white, or racially mixed -- so different from the city's English-speaking residents -- inspired intense curiosity and speculation. But none of the city's inhabitants evoked as much wonder as did the Sisters of the Holy Family, whose mission was to evangelize slaves and free people of color and to care for the poor, sick, and elderly. These women, whose community still thrives, are portrayed in an account
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxxvi, 226 pages)
ISBN:0253108594
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9780253108593
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