Father Junipero Serra

by Ivy May Bolton, Elisabeth Waters (Introduction)

Overview

Father Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a Franciscan friar, best known for his part in the foundation of the early California Missions. This is an account of his life: a 20th-century story of a remarkable 18th-century man.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014619233
Publisher:	Sisterhood of St. Mary
Publication date:	07/11/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	290 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Ivy May Bolton was born in London on May 18, 1879. She lived in England until she was fourteen, when her family came to the United States, settling in New York. After her mother’s death she was sent to St. Gabriel's School, Peekskill, New York, from which she graduated in 1898. In 1911 she entered the Community of St. Mary (Episcopal), where she took the name Sister Mercedes, and made her life vows on August 18, 1914 at the Motherhouse in Peekskill. She taught English and History in nearly every school the order had and was well-liked by her students. Somehow, amidst all this work, she wrote more than a dozen books between 1923 and 1952. She died at the Motherhouse in Peekskill on May 9, 1961.