Writing to Henri Tempier about, his niece, Caroline de Boisgelin\u2019s death and funeral, Eugene confides his feelings:<\/p>\n
\n… God knows with what consolation I baptized this child, so judge what must have been my sorrow to bury her. However, that was what the Lord gave me courage to do yesterday. My uncle wished to accompany her also to the place of burial. The Bishop of Nancy, Bishop de Forbin-Janson, took him in his carriage. I was myself in the mourning carriage which preceded the hearse on which was borne the remains of this dear one, this innocent and pure creature. It was at the Calvary of Mont Valerien that I went to depose her in the shadow of the cross\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n
There is no limit to sorrow when one loses the object of so much hope, a child destined by grace to an extraordinary degree. God willed it, that\u2019s all one can say.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 28 June 1825, EO VI n 189<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cThe life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.\u201d Marcus Tullius Cicero<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Writing to Henri Tempier about, his niece, Caroline de Boisgelin\u2019s death and funeral, Eugene confides his feelings: … God knows with what consolation I baptized this child, so judge what must have been my sorrow to bury her. However, that … Continue reading