Dear friends, if you have time, please pray for these members of the Southern family on the day they reposed. Many thanks.
But
one may ask: ‘What good does it do to
pray for the departed?’ An answer is
offered here: https://orthochristian.com/130608.html
Along
with prayers and hymns for the departed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6je5axPodI
1
Feb.
Cmdr
Matthew Fontaine Maury. A pioneer in
sciences of the sea: ‘Honored all over
the world as the founder of a new science, Maury was the first man to describe
the Gulf Stream and to mark sea routes across the Atlantic Ocean. He instituted
the system of deep-sea sounding and suggested the laying of transoceanic
telegraph cables, which later became a reality. His work earned him the
nickname “Pathfinder of the Seas.”’
https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/matthew-fontaine-maury/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Fontaine-Maury
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8835/matthew-fontaine-maury
4
Feb.
Jean
Laffite. Brother of Pierre Laffite, he
was the ‘respectable’ business manager of the two pirate brothers of Barataria
Bay, Louisiana. He and Pierre are
well-known for their role in the Battle of New Orleans and other acts of
mischief. Quintessential lovable
rogues. New Orleans’s Grace King gives
details of their life:
11
Feb.
Charles
Gayarré. ‘New Orleans native Charles
Gayarré wrote the first complete history of Louisiana: a four-volume series
entitled Louisiana History
(1866). Originally written in French, his study focused on the region’s
domination by France,
Spain,
and then the United
States. Many of the components for this work came out of public lectures
that Gayarré began giving in the 1840s. He also wrote and published other
histories, political tracts, government reports, plays, novels, biographies,
and articles in numerous journals, establishing himself as one of Louisiana’s
literary pioneers.’
https://64parishes.org/entry/charles-gayarr
13
Feb.
Bishop
William Green. He oversaw the building
of 41 churches in his diocese in Mississippi during the years of his pastoral
ministry, and later became the chancellor of the University of the South in
Sewanee, Tenn., which he founded.
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/green-william-mercer
14
Feb.
Alcée
Fortier. ‘Fortier published numerous
works on language, literature, Louisiana history, folklore, Louisiana Créole
languages, and personal reminiscence. His perspective was valuable because of
his French Créole ancestry and he became the first historian to apply the
folklore concept to Louisiana's cultural traditions.’
https://64parishes.org/entry-image/alce-fortier
http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/stjames/bios/fortiera.txt
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146777449/alcee-fortier
15
Feb.
Oscar
Adams, Jr. A sharp lawyer and judge in
Alabama. He was the first black man to
serve on Alabama’s Supreme Court.
http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3138
24
Feb.
Nicola
Marschall, born in Prussia, he made his way to Alabama. He was a successful painter and designed both
the first Confederate flag and the Confederate soldier’s uniform. He also served as a soldier in the War.
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1134
http://www.artnet.com/artists/nicola-marschall/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Marschall#Gallery
27
Feb.
General
Francis Marion (Swamp Fox), the wily South Carolinian who caused much grief for
the British in the War for Independence.
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/marion-francis/
https://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/patriot_leaders_sc_francis_marion.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/669/francis-marion
William
Gilmore Simms’s biography of Marion is available to read here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/843/pg843-images.html
28
Feb.
Abel
Upshur, one of Virginia’s many talented and well-respected sons. He died young in a naval accident while
serving as Secretary of State in 1844.
He wrote an important refutation of Justice Joseph Story’s theory that
the united States are one, inseparable nation.
It is A Brief Enquiry, linked here along with another of his
works:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_P._Upshur#External_links
More
about Sec Upshur is at these pages:
https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/review/abel-p-upshur/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37679771/abel-parker-upshur/photo
Also,
to celebrate some of the saints of February from the South’s Christian
inheritance of various lands, follow these links on over if you’d like:
https://southernorthodox.org/orthodox-saints-for-dixie-february/
http://confiterijournal.blogspot.com/2020/02/happy-feast-for-saints-of-february.html
--
Holy
Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema
to the Union!
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