Duquesne degree letter to Archbishop Lefebvre
A PDF of the letter outlining why the University of Duquesne conferred honoris causa on Archbishop Lefebvre a Doctor of Laws degree in 1967.
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- HistoryThe history of the SSPX: a work of God's Providence. Almost 50 years of tremendous growth despite weaknesses, failures, opposition and set backs
- FounderWho was Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre? - A man of the Church, missionary, founder of the SSPX - a man who helped preserve the tradition of the Church after Vatican II
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