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Five years after the disastrous death of the first missionaries, Père Kobès is ordained bishop by Mgr. Raess at Strasbourg; he will be coadjutor to Mgr Bessieux of the Two…

Propaganda Fide confirms the election of Père Libermann as the 11th Superior General of the Congregation; the canonical title of the combined Congregations will be The Congregation of the Holy…

An agreement for unification is reached by those in charge of the two Congregations. The following signatures appear on the document: For the Congregation of the Holy Spirit: Frs. Monnet,…

Holy Heart of Mary

François Libermann, the superior of the Missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary, writes to Cardinal Fransoni at the Propaganda proposing a union of his Congregation with that of the…

M. Monnet, the Superior General of the Spiritans, proposes a union between his Congregation and that of the Holy Heart of Mary to Cardinal Fransoni, the Prefect of the Propaganda…

Père Jean Rémi Bessieux is appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées. Libermann insists that Père Kobès should be named as his coadjutor.

M. Monnet, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, is proposed to Rome as Vicar Apostolic of Madagascar.

Père Bessieux is appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées. Mgr. Kobès, aged 28, is named as his auxiliary on 22.09.1848 and is ordained at Strasbourg on 30.11.1848.

Blessing of the foundation stone of the church of Sainte Croix. Bishop Collier is met at the chapel by all the missionaries and the men of the locality, carrying their…

On the eve of Pentecost, 1848, after a few days of discussion, the representatives of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and the Society of the Holy Heart of Mary…

Death of Mr John Hand, the founder of All Hallow's College for Foreign Missions, Dublin. John Hand visits Libermann at La Neuville in May,1842 and they keep in touch subsequently.

Père Bessieux is appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées. He is ordained bishop in Paris on January 14, 1849.

On behalf of M. Monnet, Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, M. Loevenbruck visits Père Libermann at Notre-Dame-du-Garde regarding a possible union with his Congregation.

Abolition of slavery in the French colonies and overseas territories. It had been originally abolished at the Revolution but was reintroduced on 20.05.1802.

Holy Heart of Mary

After the students of the young congregation have left La Neuville for l'Abbaye Notre Dame-du-Garde (November 1846), the noviciate, directed by François Libermann, also moves to Notre Dame in order…

Libermann to M. Gamon, 20.03.1848 - ND X pp 145-151

You ask me if the clergy should take part in the elections. I believe they should, they owe it to God, to the Church and to France, and tomorrow morning,…

St-Coeur de Marie

Date of a letter from Libermann to Eliman, the King of Dakar, after the death of Mgr. Truffet. In it he says, "I have given my heart entirely to the…

Arrival of the first two permanent priests in Bathurst: Frs. Ronarc (French) and Warlop (Belgian). They were sent from the Dakar mission by Bishop Aloysius Kobès.

The Propaganda Fide authorises the sending of Spiritan missionaries to the U.S.A.

Libermann to the Community of Dakar, 19.11.1847. NDIX, p.325

God has built his work on his all-powerful will and his divine mercy. He gives it life through his grace and love, a foundation that I have no doubt will…

Libermann to the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres, 19.11.1847

Making people feel there is a great distance between them and us, in conduct, dress, ways of acting and speaking, is a very bad system and contrary to the spirit…

Libermann, to the Communities of Dakar & Gabon, 19.11.1847. NDIX, 324-332

Being on the spot you see the dangers and difficulties; with your good will and your sincere desire to be God's servants and true apostles, you cannot fail to advance.…

Libermann to the community of Dakar, November 1847. NDIX, p.330-331

Don't jump to conclusions and don't judge according to what you are used to in Europe. Forget about Europe, its customs, its ways of thinking; you have to make yourselves…

Libermann to Le Vavasseur, 14.10.1847. NDIX, p.288-289

Our works in Europe will concentrate on the poorest classes in France who are in need of help, such as sailors, soldiers, workers in general (still the most neglected), prisoners,…

Libermann to Le Berre, 09.08.1847. NDIX, p.248-249

The uncomfortable feeling we can have when we are with people who think and judge differently to ourselves, who despise us and have no time for us, can easily make…

The missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary leave Perth and Australia on the Eudora, but are driven back three times by storms. Fr Thiercé is too sick to embark…

Père Alexandre Monnet, of the 2nd order of Spiritans, returns to Bourbon. He is met by violent demonstrations because of his stand against slavery. He is expelled by the governor…

Mgr. Truffet, the first Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées, arrives at Goré (Senegal). He dies the same year at Dakar on November 23rd.

Libermann to Thévaux, 02.05.1847, ND 11, p.138-140, quoted by Thomas O'Malley C.S.Sp....

As soon as you receive this letter, go to Bishop Brady and make arrangements to leave Australia as soon as possible. Go directly to Bourbon or Mauritius. If the Bishop…

A letter from Libermann telling Fathers Thevaux and Thierse to leave Australia. Both subsequently served in Mauritius until their deaths in 1877 and 1888 respectively.

Returning from Perth, where it has been decided with the Bishop that the Holy Heart of Mary missionaries will withdraw from an impossible mission in Mollyalup, they wait until June…

Coming from his mission (Albany & Mollyalup) where Libermann's missionaries are completely abandoned, Fr Thévaux arrives in Perth on March 14. There are several stormy interviews with the Bishop, which…

Bishop Brady makes a verbal agreement with Fr Libermann in Amiens (1845) that his Congregation should have control of the Vicariate; but he contravened this agreement. The Religious were to…

Propaganda Fide accepts the resignation of Bishop Edward Barron. Père François Libermann becomes the temporary Prefect Apostolic of the Deux Guinées until such time as one of his confreres will…

Libermann, writing to the community at Dakar about the new house at...

There is a large building about 60 metres long, a beautiful church consecrated to St. Peter about 40 metres long, stables and several other buildings in the courtyard, a brewery,…

Holy Heart of Mary

Benoît Truffet is appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Guinées, the first bishop of the new Congregation. He arrives at Gorée on May 5th, 1847, and dies on November 23rd at…

Libermann to M. Percin, 02.11.1846. NDVIII, p.333-341

If we had have been able to start a mission in Haiti, we would have destroyed the ridiculous prejudices which have fed the ambitions and interests of a handful of…

Mgr. Truffet is appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of the Deux Guinées (and the first bishop of Libermann's new society). He is ordained at Notre Dame des Victoires in Paris…

Holy Heart of Mary

Having arrived at Marseille on September 1st, Père Libermann visits several major seminaries in the west of France and returns to La Neuville on September 28th. The Society buys the…

Holy Heart of Mary

Memorandum on the mission to the Black People in general and on that of Guinee in particular, presented to the Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda by l'Abbé Libermann, Superior of…

Libermann: Presentation of the "Memorandum on Missions", 15.08.1846. NDVIII, p.219-220

It is relatively easy to undertake a mission and to try to be success-ful with the grace of God. But to draw all one's resources together to increase, spread and…

Père Thévaux writes to Bishop Brady: "We are extremely poor, my Lord, with only scanty provisions and but nine shillings in our purse. Furthermore, we cannot rely on the products…

Père Gravière, the new Prefect Apostolic, lands at Gorée. A junior seminary is opened, following the instructions of Père Libermann. (The first Prefect was Père Tisserant, shipwrecked on 07.12.1845).

Libermann to Lossedat, 13.04.1846. NDVIII, p.109-115

It is difficult to appreciate how important this tolerance is. There is no way in which people will always agree. If we don't have this tolerance, we prevent good things…

Libermann to Lossedat, 13.04.1846. NDVIII, 109-115

It is a very important principle for action (and for many other things) to be on one's guard against a sort of 'ideal' perfection. It is good that we know…

St-Coeur de Marie

Mgr. Luquet, a friend of Libermann, writes from Rome, advising him to draw up a Memorandum on Guinée to be presented to the Propaganda. He includes advice on how to…

The first Mass is celebrated on the pen-insular of Dakar. The Spiritans leave the honour of presiding to M. Arlabosse, Vice-Prefect of Saint-Louis and the homily is given by L\'abbé…

The two surviving priests of the Congregation of the Heart of Mary, Joseph Thiersé and the two lay-brothers, Vincent and Theodore, leave Perth for King George Sound.

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