Boston College Collection of Ade Bethune

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Boston College Collection of Ade Bethune

1934-1984

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1003

Materials concerning twentieth-century Catholic artist Ade Bethune. Includes articles, correspondence, liturgical art, and prayer cards.

1.25 Linear Feet (2 containers)

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7348290

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Bethune, Ade, 1914-2002

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Ade Bethune was born in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 12, 1914. In 1928 her family immigrated to the United States. Bethune met Dorothy Day in 1934 and became involved with the Catholic Worker movement. She produced a great deal of original art for the Catholic Worker, including designs for thank-you and Christmas cards for Catholic Worker readers. The demand for these led Bethune to set up an independent mail-order business, which led to the formation of the St. Leo Shop as an outlet for distributing...

Leonard, William Joseph, 1908-2000

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William Joseph Leonard, SJ was born on April 10, 1908 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to William J. and Catherine V. (Smith) Leonard. Leonard was the oldest of five children, including two sisters, – Catherine and Eleanor – and two brothers – Francis and Robert. After attending elementary and grammar school in Dorchester, Leonard attended Boston College High School, where he graduated in 1925. Leonard joined the Society of Jesus the summer after graduating from high school. He took his first vo...