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Glorious patron, low before thee

Glorious patron, low before thee

Author: Sister Mercedes
Published in 5 hymnals


Author: Sister Mercedes

Pseudonym of Sister M. Antonio Gallagher Gallagher, Sister M. Antonio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1846--June 6, 1916, Latrobe, Pennsylvania). When 10, she went to school at St. Joseph's Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland. When that was closed in the middle of the Civil War, she and her sister went further west to St. Xavier's Academy in what is now Latrobe, Penn., run by the Sisters of Mercy. Upon graduation, she entered their novitiate, taking the name in religion of Sister Mary Antonio and was professed in 1866. St. Joseph's College, Emmitsburg, awarded her the L.H.D. degree in 1911. For a number of years she taught in the parochial schools of Pittsburgh and worked with the poor of the city. Around 1890, she returned to St. Xavier's wh… Go to person page >

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First Line: Glorious patron, low before thee
Author: Sister Mercedes
Copyright: Public Domain
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The De La Salle Hymnal #112

The De La Salle Hymnal #112
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The De La Salle Hymnal #113

The De La Salle Hymnal #113
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The De La Salle Hymnal #114

The De La Salle Hymnal #114
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The De La Salle Hymnal #115

The De La Salle Hymnal #115
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The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book (Complete ed.) #101

The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book (Complete ed.) #101
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