Pierre-Jean De Smet
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Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ, also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus. He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th ce
c. 1860-65, by Mathew Brady
Father De Smet wearing Order of Leopold (Belgium) decoration
Engraving of a Kaw (Kansas) village by De Smet, showing earthlodges and other traditional house forms.
Statue of Pieter-Jan de Smet in Dendermonde, Belgium
Peter Verhaegen
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Peter Joseph Verhaegen was a Belgian Catholic priest, Jesuit, and missionary to the Midwestern United States who became the first president of Saint Louis University and St. Joseph's College in Bardst
Verhaegen as president of Saint Louis University
