Item 19336 - John Cheverus, Boston, ca. 1830
- Item 19336 - John Cheverus, Boston, ca. 1830
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- Item 19336
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Image Info Jean-Louis-Anne-Magdeleine Lefebvre de Cheverus (1768-1836) came to America in 1796, served as the first Catholic bishop of Boston and worked with the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indians.
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The inscription on this engraving reads, "Rt. Revd John Cheverus Bishop of Montauban Formerly Bishop of Boston." He was made bishop of Montauban in 1823.
