. History of the Catholic church in the United States--. ight easilyreturn to M1 Morriss—running by N. York—Thus I shouldhave likewise an opportunity of seeing one, or both of theMessrs- OBrien. At all events, I must see you; and whenmy time for being at Elizabeth Town is ascertained, I willwrite from this place to you, or from Phil3- Dr Sir, ever yrs- /&#&> He reached Boston, however, before the end of the monthin spite of the delays. The Church of the Holy Cross whichRev. Messrs. Matignon and Cheverus had erected on Frank-lin Square at a cost of more than twenty thousand dollars,was of Io
. History of the Catholic church in the United States--. ight easilyreturn to M1 Morriss—running by N. York—Thus I shouldhave likewise an opportunity of seeing one, or both of theMessrs- OBrien. At all events, I must see you; and whenmy time for being at Elizabeth Town is ascertained, I willwrite from this place to you, or from Phil3- Dr Sir, ever yrs- /&#&> He reached Boston, however, before the end of the monthin spite of the delays. The Church of the Holy Cross whichRev. Messrs. Matignon and Cheverus had erected on Frank-lin Square at a cost of more than twenty thousand dollars,was of Ionic order, sixty feet wide by eighty in depth. TheBishop dedicated it on the 29th of September with all thesolemnity of the ritual. Bishop Carrolls visit to New England made a deep im-pression. The Rev. Mr. Cheverus had been earnestly in- 510 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP CARROLL. vited to return to France, and Kev. Mr. Matignon fearedthat he might lose his aid : but Bishop Carroll seems to havewon him completely. After returning to his episcopal city. CHURCH OF THE HOLY CBOSS, BOSTON, DEDICATED BYBT8HOP CARROLL IN 1803. the Bishop addressed Rev. Mr. Cheverus, who wrote: Allyou have mentioned, and many others here and in New-castle, remember and will never forget the zeal, the amiablecondescension of our beloved and venerable prelate. They JEROME BONAPARTE. 511 all beg to be remembered to him as his dutiful and affection-ate children. While in Boston, Bishop Carroll learned of the fruitfullabors of Rev. Mr. Romagne among the Indians in the Dis-trict of Maine. After his return from his visitation to New England,Bishop Carroll reluctantly officiated at a marriage whicharoused the ire of the First Consul of the French Republicsoon to become Emperor of France. This was the marriageof his brother Jerome Bonaparte to Miss Patterson, of Balti-more. The record of the marriage in the handwriting ofthe Bishop himself reads: Baltimore, December 24th- 1803. With license, I this day joined in holy
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