Historical Dictionary

• L’Ami de la Religion

  The Restoration granted a certain amount of liberty to the press. In 1814, Adrien Le Clère et […]

• L’hermite, Marc De

  Born at Limoges (Haute-Vienne), January 27, 1829. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier, February 25, 1850. Oblation at […]

• L’Orignal, Ontario, Canada (1851-1854)

  From the time of his arrival in Bytown as its bishop, Bishop Bruno Guigues visited his diocese. […]

• L’Univers

  L’Univers was a Catholic daily founded in 1833 by Abbé J. P. Migne; it was continued by an […]

• La Correspondance de Rome

  The La Correspondance de Rome was a quarterly published in Rome about 1850 under the direction of Abbé Chaillot […]

• La Lomita, Texas, An Oblate Ranch, Settlement and Mission in Texas, U.S.A.

  La Lomita, which means “Little Hill” in Spanish, is the name given to a low rise in the […]

• Lablachère

  See: Notre-Dame de Bon Secours.

• Lac-La-Biche, Alberta, Canada (1853-2002)

  The mission of Notre-Dame des Victoires is situated 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. It was founded by […]

• Lac-Sainte-Anne, Alberta, Canada, since 1843

  The mission of Lac-Sainte-Anne is situated about 60 kilometres west of the city of Edmonton, capital of […]

• Lac-Simon: St. George Mission, Saint-Joseph Province (Canada East)

  Oblate presence 1969 In 1908, Father Jean Marie Étienne Blanchin was at Great Lake. He witnessed a […]

• Laclau-Pussacq, Joseph

  Born: Arrive (Basses-Pyrénées), February 24, 1833. Took the habit: N.-D. de l’Osier, November 12, 1852. Vows: Marseille, […]

• Lacombe, Albert

  Born: Saint-Sulpice, (Lower Canada), February 28, 1827. Priestly ordination: Saint-Hyacinthe, June 13, 1849. Took the habit: Lac-Sainte-Anne, […]

• Lacombe, Victor

  Born: Boulieu (Ardèche), August 28, 1826. Took the habit: N.-D. de l’Osier, January 22, 1851. Vows: N.-D. […]

• Lacroix, Pierre

  Born at Liaucous (Aveyron) January 28, 1817. Ordination to the priesthood in 1842. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de […]

• Laffan, William

  Born in Galbally, Ireland on 29 September 1807 Took the habit in Maryvale on 31 October 1849 Oblation in Maryvale […]

• Lagier, Jean Joseph-Marie

  Born at St-André-d-Embrun (Hautes-Alpes), July 2, 1807 Ordained to the priesthood at Gap, September 18, 1830 Taking of the […]

• Lagier, Lucien Antoine

  Born: St-André-d’Embrun, diocese of Gap (Hautes-Alpes), October 4, 1814 Taking of the habit at St. Just, August 14, […]

• Lagrue, Leon François

  Born at Laître-sous-Amance (Meurthe et Moselle), April 9, 1829. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier, October 31, […]

• Lake Athabaska, Alberta, Canada (1849-2006)

  The Nativity mission near Fort Chipewyan, situated at about 6oo kilometres north of Île-à-la-Crosse, was founded by […]

• Lake Caribou, Manitoba, Canada, since 1861

  The mission of Saint-Pierre is situated at the most northerly point of Lake Caribou, more that 500 […]