Josephite
noun
Jo·seph·ite
ˈjō-zə-ˌfīt 
-sə-
: a member of St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart founded in 1871 in Baltimore, Md. and devoted to missionary work among Black Americans
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He was joined in his work there by the Rev. Joseph C. Verrett, a Josephite priest who held a doctorate in clinical psychology and was its executive director and clinical director.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
The events outlined in the nine-page lawsuit, filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, are not purported to have occurred at St. Peter Claver, the historic church purchased in 1920 by the Josephite Fathers to serve the area’s African American population.
—Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
The events outlined in the nine-page lawsuit, filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, are not purported to have occurred at St. Peter Claver, the historic church purchased in 1920 by the Josephite Fathers to serve the area’s African American population.
—Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
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“Josephite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Josephite. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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