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Founder of Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - St. Eugene De Mazenod
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In 1841, contrary to all the rules of planning, Eugene de Mazenod, fired by a faith and zeal which knew no limits, began sending his Missionary Oblates in every direction to five continents. He felt that Christ's command to his Apostles, "Go forth to the entire World!", was addressed to him personally. By early 1849...three Oblate priests and a brother had traveled from Canada to the United States. They journeyed down the Mississippi River, pausing in New Orleans, then continuing to Port Isabel, Texas. They finally chose Brownsville, Texas as their headquarters on December 2, 1849. This laid the foundation for what is now known as the United States Province of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
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