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Alexandre Le Roy
France
The death of Mgr. Alexandre Le Roy, Superior General from 1896 to 1926. A great missionary and ethnologist, he guided the Congregation through the crises of the French anti-clericalism and…
April 21, 1938
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France
The Superior General, Mgr. Le Roy, meets Eugénie Caps at rue Lhomond with a view to founding the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit.
October 20, 1920
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Mgr. Le Roy, December 1913. B.G. XXVII, p. 378
It is because of this great need (the number of Catholic immigrants coming to Canada) that we finally opened the Collège St. Alexandre last year. There are 120 students, aged…
December 1, 1913
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Canada
The Superior General, Mgr. Le Roy, arrives with a group of Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mormaison who will look after the domestic side of Collège St. Alexandre. On…
October 10, 1913
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C.S.Sp.
Opening of the 7th General Chapter (22 July-9 August) with 49 capitulants. Mgr. Alexandre Le Roy is reelected as Superior General. The new Rules and Constitutions are approved, as well…
July 22, 1906
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France
A letter from Emile Combes, the Minister of the Interior and of Religion, informs Mgr. Le Roy, the Superior General, that the authorisation of 12 Spiritan houses in France has…
November 4, 1903
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Mgr. Le Roy, 1887: Talk given to scholastics
Make sure that you never belittle the magnificent idea that is your vocation by your thoughts, desires, words or actions. On the other hand, you are all sons of Adam…
July 27, 1900
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Daniel Brottier to Mgr. Le Roy : 06.01.1919
You probably remember, Monseigneur, that several things made me hesitate about perpetual vows. I had often felt drawn (and it still occurs sometimes) by a desire for the contemplative life.…
January 14, 1900
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Madagascar
Mgr. Alexandre Le Roy agrees to send missionaries to Madagascar.
April 5, 1898
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C.S.Sp.
Opening of the 6th General Chapter in the noviciate at Orly. There are 54 capitulants. For the first time, the Chapter works with commissions. Mgr. Leon Le Roy is elected…
May 23, 1896
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