The inspiration for New Orleans' St. Mary's Academy

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Published 2024-05-05
Henriette Delille, a Creole nun who defied anti-literacy laws to educate slaves, is the first U.S.-born Black person to be considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church.

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All Comments (21)
  • I think these 2 young women should win a Nobel in mathematics!β€πŸŽ‰πŸ˜Š
  • This is outstanding! So happy to be a Maryite! So proud of these young ladies! πŸ’™πŸ’›
  • @TS2507
    GOD continue Blessing these young women πŸ™πŸΎ
  • @mrrpswife
    This is awesome! The Sisters pf the Holy Family from this St. Mary's Motherhouse also taught at Our Lady of Grace in Reserve LA- which I am a proud alum!
  • @djdollase
    I don’t know, am I a big softy? I find this incredibly moving. I think these children, these young women, are not only remarkable, but they are also ordinary examples of what human beings are capable of when they are raised in dignity and promise.
  • @shannonabrown
    So proud of these young ladies!!!❀❀❀
  • @McKey504
    Go, Maryites! I’m extremely proud of all of these young ladies. Keep shining, girls! πŸ’™πŸ’› C/O β€˜17
  • @Godis4me1978
    Beautiful....watch the movie with Vanessa Williams playing Arriet...Diane Carol played her mom .. beautiful story and good to hear more about her legacy.
  • New Orleans has it problems However the abundance of HBCUS and historical black private schools really makes new orleans a meca fir boack excellence But like girls gone wild to katrina nobody wants to focus on the sheer Majesty of New Orleans and the New Orleans people
  • I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS MOVIE TWICE. SHE CHOSE HER DEVOTION TO GOD OVER HER LOVE FOR THE FRENCH DOCTOR. THE NAME OF THE MOVIE IS "THE COURAGE TO LOVE".
  • @aa697
    This is pure greatness and a tremendous intellectual feat. Congratulations πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘
  • @joysharma5705
    Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww great Godbless young woman they will rule the world
  • @DixiePokerAce
    Sister Henriette DeLille is also the first person of color from the United States to be nominated to be cannonized by the Catholic church. She founded the nuns' order, Sisters of the Holy Family. She was also an advocate for enslaved people. She was a remarkable woman.