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[between 1883 and 1912]

1 bookplate : relief printing ; 6 x 3.5 cm

Bosse, Francois-Xavier, Mgr.

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This is almost certainly the Francois-Xavier Bossé born September 6, 1838 in Sainte-Anne de la Pocatière, Québec to Maurice Bossé and Marie-Marguerite Ouellet. He was ordained in 1863 and served as a vicar and missionary in several locations in Québec before being appointed the Apostolic Prefect of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1882. In 1883, he was appointed supernumerary secret chamberlain of His Holiness Leo XIII, for which he was given the honorary title Monsignor. In 1902 and 1903 he was involved in the migration of the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis from their home in France to a new home in Canada. Bossé passed away in 1912, at the age of 74. A copy of this ex libris is also available in the Philippe Masson Ex Libris Collection at McGill University.
References:
1) 'Monsignor.' Wikipedia. Last modified 12 January 2013 at 12:27. Accessed 15 January 2013 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsignor.
2) Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. 'The Crossing.' Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Centenary: 1902-2002. http://www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.qc.ca/charitedestlouis.1/history_1_a.htm
3) Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. 'Departure for Ste-Adélaïde de Pabos.' Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Centenary: 1902-2002. http://www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.qc.ca/charitedestlouis.1/history_2.htm.
4) Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. 'A Letter Instead of a Trip.' Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Centenary: 1902-2002. http://www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.qc.ca/charitedestlouis.1/history_2_a.htm.
5) Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. 'A Decisive Meeting.' Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Centenary: 1902-2002. www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.qc.ca/charitedestlouis.1/history_8.htm. Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. 'New Attempts.' Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Centenary: 1902-2002. http://www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.qc.ca/charitedestlouis.1/history_10.htm.
6) Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. 'Endeavors of Mgr. Francois-Xavier Bossé.' Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Centenary: 1902-2002. http://www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.qc.ca/charitedestlouis.1/history_10_a.htm.
7) Sisters of Charity of St. Louis. 'Unusual Offers.' Sisters of Charity of St. Louis Centenary: 1902-2002. http://www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.qc.ca/charitedestlouis.1/history_10_b.htm.
8) Tanguay, Father Cyprien, 'Bossé, Francois-Xavier,' Répertoire general du clergé canadien par ordre chronologique depuis la foundation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Montreal: Sénécal, 1893. 350. Accessed at http://archive.org/stream/rpertoireg00tang#page/350/mode/2up
9) The Philippe Masson Ex Libris Collection at McGill University, from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/bookplates/

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2013

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