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Steel engraving portrait of Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, labeled in French "Benoist, Joseph, Flaget, Eveque de Bardstown, Kentucky." Signed by H. Grevedon (Henri Grevedon, 1776-1860) and dated 1839 in lower left corner. Print labeled for Arminius…

Three altar cards, parchment glued to a single piece of canvas. Printer's mark on two of the cards: "a Paris ches la Ve. de F. Chereau rue St. Jacques aux 2 Piliers d'Or" (La veuve Chereau or the Widow Chereau). These were prayers used at Mass and…

Oil painting on canvas, portrait of Father Joseph P. Machebeuf, the first Bishop of Denver, surrounded by four church and school buildings. Signed in lower right corner by Sr. Gladys Ann Givan, 1957.

Sr. Gladys Ann Givan, SL (1918-2004),…

Two linen bands for liturgical use. These bound the hands of Bishop Edward J. Galvin at his consecration as bishop on November 6, 1927. 

Edward J. Galvin (1882-1956) was a native of Ireland. He founded the St. Columban Missionary Society around…

Print of Our Lady of the Orient, in a silver frame with raised Chinese dragons decorative design; plastic covering. It belonged to Bishop Edward J. Galvin, who asked the Sisters of Loretto to work in China. See also #0222.

Two-sided, framed reliquary. It was given to a Sister of Loretto by Benedict Joseph Flaget, Bishop of Bardstown, KY. The front side is a print of St. Ignatius and his “family tree” of Jesuits: St. Francis Xavier, St. Stanislaus, St. Paul Miki, St.…

Daguerreotype portrait of Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget. In photography, an early method of taking pictures on plates of silver or silvered copper was called a daguerreotype. Inscribed inside cover: "This miniature was sent by Mrs. Josephine E.…

Hair made into a bouquet of tiny flowers; framed in oval-shaped wood and glass frame. Written on back: “Hair of Bp Flaget to Loretto 1925"; "From Mrs. Josephine E Maryman, nee Villier." Father Flaget arrived in Baltimore, MD, at the end of March 1792…

Rosary with carved wood case. The rosary is 12” long with small tan beads, a heart-shaped Miraculous Medal middle with French text, and a metal crucifix 1" x 1.5". This object belonged to Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget. The case is egg-shaped and…

Oil painting of Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget on canvas. Bishop Flaget took charge of the Diocese of Bardstown on June 9, 1811. The diocese embraced the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. However, Bishop Flaget’s Episcopal jurisdiction extended over…