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Sicklinghall, Lys Marie, 1852-
At Sicklinghall, a pretty village deep in the Yorkshire countryside, is located the oldest surviving Oblate mission […]
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Sigaud, Jean-Léon
Born at Brignon (Haute-Loire), April 11, 1817 Ordination to the priesthood, March 19, 1842 Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame […]
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Signay, Joseph, Archbishop of Quebec, 1833-1850
Joseph Signay was born in Quebec on November 8, 1778 and studied in Quebec seminary. Ordained to […]
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Silvy, Alexandre
Born at Valence (Drôme) on March 29, 1830. Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier, July 28, 1849. […]
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Simmerman, Joseph
Born at Bénestroff (Moselle), October 17, 1837 Taking of the habit at Nancy, April 11, 1857 Oblation at Nancy, May […]
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Simonet, Laurent
Born: Lestelle, Basses-Pyrénées, September 14, 1832. Took the habit: N.-D. de l’Osier, July 1, 1854. Vows: N.-D. […]
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Simonin, Gustave-Marie
Born at Drouville (Meurthe and Moselle), June 18, 1830 Ordination to the priesthood at Nancy, April 15, 1854 Taking […]
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Sisters of Charity of Ottawa
The Sisters of Charity of Ottawa have long been known as the Grey Nuns of the Cross. […]
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Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Bordeaux were founded in 1820 under the title of Association […]
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Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Eulalie Durocher 1811-1849 (Mother Mary-Rose) The foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and […]
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Sivy, François-Marie
Born: Port Louis, Morbihan, France, July 12, 1834. Took the habit: N.-D. de l’Osier, January 12, 1856. […]
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Siyane Korale, Sri Lanka
The Western Province of Sri Lanka is now the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is […]
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Society of the Propagation of the Faith, The
The Society of the Propagation of the Faith was founded in Lyon in 1819 by Pauline Jaricot […]
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Soulerin, Alexandre
Born at Grenoble (Isère), August 30, 1825 Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier, October 7, 1846 Oblation at […]
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Soullier, Jean-Baptiste Louis
Born at Meymac (Corrèze), March 26, 1826 Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame de l’Osier, February 12, 1848 Oblation at […]
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South Africa
Introduction The period under consideration in this study is 1852 when the Oblates first arrived in Natal […]
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South Gloucester, Ontario, Canada (1848-1850)
South Gloucester is an area situated about thirty kilometres to the south of Ottawa, not far from […]
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Sri Lanka
On August 10 and 11, 1847, Bishop Orazio Bettachini was passing through Marseilles and he asked Bishop […]
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Stoddart, James
Born: Galashiels, Scotland, August 1840. Took the habit: Sicklinghall, April 6, 1858, Vows: Sicklinghall, January 15, 1859 (N. […]
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Sumien, André Marc
Born at Barjols, diocese of Fréjus (Var), October 7, 1802 Taking of the habit at Notre-Dame du Laus, April […]