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On the Trail of Father Pierre De Smet

by | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized

Father Pierre Jean De Smet
At age 20, Pierre Jean De Smet left his native Belgium and came to America, where, in 1821, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Maryland. He studied for the Jesuit priesthood in Florissant, Missouri, where he took his vows in 1827. Fr. Charles Nerinckx had inspired De Smet to make the life-changing decision when the priest visited the Preparatory Seminary at


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