Missionary Bishop: Jean-Marie Odin in Galveston and New Orleans (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1603448241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Vann, Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, California. “Foley’s scholarship is a welcome blessing for these days, when valiant missionary efforts of the past are often misunderstood and not appreciated.”—Kevin W
Rose Turner said Missionary Bishop. I am Catholic and I enjoyed reading about all the things he had to go through in his life. I would like to think he is a Saint. Thank you for the book. I had never heard about Jean-Marie.. L. Browning-Towns said well-written and a great source for writing about the Catholic Church in the. The book didn't have as much info as I was seeking, but it is well-researched, well-written and a great source for writing about the Catholic Church in the south.
His life and career during this period allow readers to view, in the words of this book’s foreword, “French missionaries and their collaborators treading the almost limitless Texas landscape to serve encampments of settlers and to preach the Gospel in English, French, Spanish, and German.”His decade in New Orleans during the Civil War and Reconstruction spans a period of immense importance to America, the region, and the Roman Catholic Church. In 1822 a young French missionary priest arrived in America, where he would devote the rest of his life to the mission field on behalf of the Catholic Church. Jean-Marie Odin served first in Missouri and Arkansas, then in 1840 moved to Texas, becoming the first Bishop of Galveston in 1847. He held that office until 1861, when he became Archbishop of New Orleans.The twenty years he served in Texas were important years in the life of the young republic-turned-state. Finally, in 1870, Odin returned to Hauteville, France, and died in the same home in which he had been raised.The role of the church in those turbulent times is revealed through the life and ministry of Jean-Marie Odin.