Collection: Benjamin Marie Petit Collection

Scope and Content

Anonymous handwritten historical sketch with extracts of Petit's correspondence; concerning the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States and its condition circa 1857, the spiritual advantages of the Association of Indulgences, and the Potawatomie Indians in the vicinity of South Bend. Also a photocopy of an article from the Ave Maria concerning Petit (1865) and a copy of The Trail of Death: Letters of Benjamin Marie Petit edited by Irving McKee. Photostats of other Petit papers may be found in our Vincennes collection (CAVI).

Dates

ca. 1857-1865.

Creator

Petit, Benjamin Marie, 1811-1839. (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Catholic priest; missionary to the Potawatomie Indians of Northern Indiana.

Extent

1 folder.

Additional Description

Related Material

Subjects

Congregation of Holy Cross -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indulgences Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Monasticism and religious orders Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Petit, Benjamin Marie, 1811-1839.
Potawatomi Indians -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings