Hippolyte Courtès
Superior of the Aix Community
(1798-1863)
June 3, 1863 Fr. Hippolyte Courtès died in Aix. He was superior of the Aix community from 1823 until his death. St. Eugene wrote to him:
My dear son, why do you consider yourself to be merely an ordinary member of the Congreg[atio]n? In my opinion, you are one of its pivotal points, you form part of the structure’s foundations, you are identified and united with the Head, and so you must expect to experience all the vicissitudes, to withstand all the shocks, to fight offensively and defensively according to the Institute’s need. This is a kind of solidarity which you and an infinitely small number of others share with me. (March 5, 1837, Oblate Writings, 9, p. 17-18)
L’Hermite, Le R.P. Courtès – sa vie, ses pensées, Aix, 1868.
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