Statue of St. Philippine Duchesne IN STORE PURCHASE ONLY, no shipping available
Joined the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1818
Beatified by Pope Pius XII in 1940
Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988
Feast Day-November 18
Found the first Sacred Heart boarding school for daughters of pioneers near St. Louis Missouri, and opened the first free school west of Missouri
At the age of seven-one, she began a school for Indians, who came to call her "the woman who is always praying"
Currently celebrating 200 years of Crossing Frontiers, the bicentennial of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne 1818-2018
