Jean Lefebvre de Cheverus Residence
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Shorelander
N 42° 21.333 W 071° 03.451
19T E 330550 N 4691303
The site of the former residence of the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Boston.
Waymark Code: WMAQG
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2006
Views: 23
The marker is on a wonderful-looking building, housing Rebecca's Cafe. The marker reads:
"On this site stood the residence of Jean Lefebvre DeCheverus, first Roman Catholic Bishop of Boston, beloved by Protestant and Catholic alike. Born in France 1768, made Bishop 1808, recalled to France in 1823, later made Cardinal Archbishop of Bordeaux where he died in 1836.
'His thoughts were as a pyramid upheld on whose far top an angel stood and smiled yet in his heart he was a child.'"
Agency Responsible for Placement: City of Boston
Year Placed: 1925
County: Suffolk
City/Town Name: Boston
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
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