Katharine Drexel: The Riches-To-Rags Life Story of an American Catholic Saint

by Cheryl C.D. Hughes

Book Overview

On October 1, 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) to be a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Only the second American-born Catholic saint in history, Drexel founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1891 and established more than sixty Blessed Sacrament missions and schools.

In this biography Cheryl Hughes chronicles the remarkable life of St. Katharine Drexel, exploring what drove her to turn away from her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802869920
• ISBN13: 9780802869920
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"