Saturday, August 02, 2008

The Black Robes



Because of the colour of their cassocks, Native peoples referred to the Catholic missionaries who came to evangelize them as "Black Robes"
- From Black Robes, Library & Archives Canada




Father Lacombe: The Black Robe Voyageur, by Katherine Hughes

To read about Father Lacombe's early mission years, spent in Pembina, read on...
















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