A Story Of Courage: Annals Of The Georgetown Convent Of The Visitation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

by Lathrop Rose Hawthorne, George Parsons Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop

Book Overview

A Story of Courage: Annals of the Georgetown Convent of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historical book written by George Parsons Lathrop. The book tells the story of the Georgetown Convent, which was established in Washington, D.C. in 1799 by a group of French nuns who had fled the French Revolution. The convent was a place of refuge for the nuns, who were able to practice their faith and educate young women in the United States.The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432699601
• ISBN13: 9781432699604
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"