Roughly six weeks before his death on this date from smallpox, the Servant of God Hermann Cohen wrote to his sister: "I have been named Chaplain to the 5300 French prisoners of war..."
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Quote of the day: 2 December
He is holding these confessors captive in his monastery
St. Thérèse and the First World War
The official website of the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux offers a sample of mail received from the front line, a selection of illustrated letters, postcards and holy cards, as well as ex-voto offerings from grateful soldiers.
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