Durham E-Theses Katherine Drexel: Mystery, mission, spirituality and sainthood Hughes, Cheryl Christine Dempsey How to cite: Hughes, Cheryl Christine Dempsey (2007) Katherine Drexel: Mystery, mission, spirituality and sainthood, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2444/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk The copyright of this thesis rests with the author or the university to which it was submitted. No quotation from it, or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the author or university, and any information derived from it should be acknowledged. KATHARINE DREXEL: MYSTERY, MISSION, SPIRITUALITY AND SAINTHOOD CHERYL CHRISTINE DEMPSEY HUGHES A thesis submitted for the Ph.D. Durham University Department of Theology and Religion 2007 -- 1 1 JUN 2007 ABSTRACT Cheryl Christine Dempsey Hughes Katharine Drexel: Mystery, Mission, Spirituality and Sainthood Katharine Drexel (1858-1955), the founder of the Sisters ofthe Blessed Sacrament, was canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 2000.