Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence

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Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia

...me. Katharine Drexel purchased the property in 1907 to serve as a Catholic center for African-Americans. Soon a new parish for Black Catholics was formed under the name, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. The SBS would teach at the school until 1967. Holy Providence In 1909, Katharine Drexel received

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