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The Shrine of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne in St. Charles, Missouri, is dedicated to the French missionary Religious of the Sacred Heart who brought formal education and a zeal for sharing the love of God to the Missouri frontier in 1818.

We are located at
619 North Second Street, St. Charles, MO 63301

Contact us at
314-750-8429

Bryn Mawr students visit St. Louis area to learn about and share Sacred Heart history

Two seniors from Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, recently visited St. Louis and St. Charles to explore Sacred Heart history. The following was written and shared by Sacred Heart Academy, Bryn Mawr: Founders of the SHArchives Club, Lilly Murphy ’25 and Gabriella Vraim ’25 returned from a riveting four-day trip to St. Louis, Missouri, primarily…

A 2023 Look Back: Students from Sapporo Sacred Heart School visit the United States

By educators and middle school students from Sapporo Sacred Heart School Reflecting over the 2023 school year, one of the blessings we are grateful for is the 10-day “Study Tour to the Roots of Sister Schools in the U.S.” The tour was planned and organized by Donna Collins, RSCJ. At the end of March 2023,…

Students visit Sacred Heart sites in St. Louis and St. Charles

A group of 20 eighth and ninth grade students from Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, visited the greater St. Louis, Missouri, area. They soaked up everything from the Gateway Arch to historical sites significant to the foundations of the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, and Sacred…

Philippine pilgrims on the road again

The pilgrims completed their 330+ mile walking journey from Mound City to St. Charles, Missouri, when they arrived at the Shrine of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne on November 18. The pilgrims toured the shrine, prayed at Saint Philippine’s sarcophagus and attended Mass with the students at the Academy of the Sacred Heart. During the 25…

French delegates visit St. Louis in honor of Saint Philippine

Forty-five students, faculty and staff who represent six of the seven Sacred Heart schools in France arrived in St. Louis on September 12, 2018, in order to participate in the Sacred Heart Global Service Day and explore where Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne lived and worked. The group spent several days immersed in the life of Philippine…

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About Her Life

Rose Philippine Duchesne was born in Grenoble, France, on August 29, 1769, into family actively involved in political and commercial life.

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