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Pierre Toussaint: Hairdresser, philanthropist, and former slave

June 30, 2022 Father Seán Connolly 5

While we believe in the holiness of the Church in her divine constitution, she remains as St. Augustine said, a “corpus permixtum,” a mixed body of saints and sinners. Professing Catholics bolstered by the graces […]

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10 fascinating facts about Pierre Toussaint, a former slave on the road to sainthood

June 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Venerable Pierre Toussaint. / National Catholic Register Files.

Denver Newsroom, Jun 27, 2021 / 05:15 am (CNA).
June 30 marks the 168th anniversary of the death of one of the most fascinating characters of American Catholicism: Pierre Toussaint,… […]

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