Charles Nerinckx

Charles Nerinckx (2 October 1761 – 12 August 1824) was a Belgian Catholic. Quotes about Charles Nerinckx He lived in the saddle; every year of his apostolate was marked by the organization of a new congregation or the building of a church. Of all the missionaries who worked in that field none deserves so well the title of "Apostle of Kentucky". His direction of souls was so efficient and enlightened that to this very day the grandchildren of his penitents are still prominently known for the earnestness of their faith and the solidity of their virtue. His well-deserved fame reached Baltimore and Bishop Carroll induced the Holy See to appoint him Bishop of New Orleans, but Father Nerinckx refused the honour. The Catholic education of children was his most cherished work. Camillus Paul Maes, Charles Nerinckx (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1761 births Category:Catholics from Belgium Category:1824 deaths