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Freed in 1807 after the death of his mistress, Pierre took the surname of "Toussaint" in honor of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and devout Catholic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Toussaint also became a successful barber and used his wealth for various philanthropic causes.
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Jerusha Booth Barber, in religion, Sister Mary Augustine (née Jerusha Booth; also Mrs. Jerusha Barber; Sister Mary Austin; Sister May Augustin; 1789 - January 1, 1860) was a 19th-century American educator and Visitation sister. She entered the Georgetown Visitation Convent in 1818, with her husband entering the Jesuits.
Gertrude Agnes Barber was an American educator and administrator who founded the Barber Center in 1952 to serve disabled children, adults, and families. [ 1 ] Born in 1911, she was the child of an Irish immigrant mother and first-generation Irish-American father.
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Michael Barber was born on July 13, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.He attended Saint Pius X Preparatory School in Galt, California. [1]After finishing high school, Barber decided to become a priest; he entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) novitiate in 1973.
William J. Byron, 96, American Jesuit priest, president of the University of Scranton (1975–1982) and Catholic University of America (1982–1992). [235] Martin Chambers, 59, Scottish Roman Catholic priest, bishop-elect of Dunkeld (since 2024). [236] Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, 91, Venezuelan politician, governor of Barinas (2000–2008). [237]
Local Protestant ministers often held anti-Catholic lectures and sermons to ward the people away from Barberi and the Catholics. Wilson records how one of these ministers followed Barberi along a street shouting out various arguments against transubstantiation , Barberi was silent, but as the man was about to turn off, Barberi retorted: "Jesus ...