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Brondel, John Baptist, Bishop of Helena, Helena, Montana, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1886 June 29

 Item
Identifier: CMMA I-2-f

Scope and Contents

Brondel encloses $5. to renew his subscription. He asks McMaster to tell Father McCullough and Mr. Keiley and his family that he loves to think of the pleasant time he passed with them in Brooklyn, and that their aid contributed greatly to the success of the Cheyenne Mission. Last week Father Camillus Imoda, S.J., whom he had left in charge of Helena, died in bed, of rheumatism which struck the heart. He was born in Turin in 1829, came to Montana in 1859, and may be called the apostle of the Blackfeet, since he lived with them or for them during his stay in Montana. Father Imoda was an excellent business man, a good theologian, and a holy priest. On June 17, at 10:30 he spoke his confession to Father Cyril Pauvelyn, in the morning he was found dead. Bishop Brondel and Father Pauvelyn, who was on his way to the Gregory mines, were reached by telegrams in Butte and called back, there being no priest in Helena. Brondel says it is hard to have few priests and then lose them by sudden death. He asks McMaster to pray for him. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1886 June 29

Language of Materials

English.

Repository Details

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