March 6, 1842 marks the date when Jean-Marie Odin, CM was consecrated bishop in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Odin leaves a great legacy in the history of the Congregation of the Mission. He became one of America’s most renowned Catholic frontier missionaries.
Learn more about this interesting figure who has been called the Consummate Vincentian Missionary in this presentation based on the Vincentian Heritage Journal article “Missionaries Extraordinaire: The Vincentians from Saint Mary’s of the Barrens Seminary,” Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 22 : Iss. 1 , Article 1.
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