Anna Hanson Dorsey

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1815 – 1896

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Who was Anna Hanson Dorsey?

Anna Hanson Dorsey was an American novelist and writer. A convert to Catholicism in 1840, she was a pioneer of Catholic literature in the United States.

Pope Leo XIII twice sent her his benediction, and the University of Notre Dame conferred upon her the Lætare medal.

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Born
1815
Also known as
  • Anne Hanson Dorsey
Religion
  • Catholicism
Died
Dec 26, 1896

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on July 23, 2013

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