The Tattered Heart: A Historical Fiction Biography of Mother St. Andrew Feltin, CDP Foundress of the Sisters of Divine Providence of San a

by CDP, Mary Diane Langford and Mary Diane Langford CDP

Book Overview

Mother St. Andrew Feltin, a Sister of Divine Providence of St. Jean-de-Bassel, France, came to Texas in 1866 at the invitation of Bishop Claude Dubuis. While Superior of the Texas branch of the French-based congregation, the Congregation opened schools in twenty Texas towns, providing the first parochial school system for the Dioceses of Galveston and San Antonio. Deposed as Superior General of her fledgling Texas Congregation by Bishop John Neraz...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595436390
• ISBN13: 9780595436392
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 708 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"