Life of the Right Reverend Joseph P. Machebeuf, D.D.

Life of the Right Reverend Joseph P. Machebeuf, D.D. PDF Author: William J. Howlett
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Category : Latter Day Saint churches
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Book Description
Fr. Machebeuf (1812-1889) was a pioneer priest in New Mexico and the west, eventually becoming the first Bishop of Denver. Supposedly, Willa Cather drew heavily on this biography for her novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Brief account of the late entry of the Catholic Church in Utah due to the Mormon influence.