Santa Rosa-Philippine Duchesne

San Rosa-Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852) ay a French religious kapatid na babae na spent the latter part of kanyang buhay bilang misyonero in Estados Unidos. Ipinanganak sa Grenoble, Pransiya, ssumali siya sa Visitation Order at kalaunan co-founded the Society of the Sacred Heart. In 1818, siya traveled to Estados Unidos at established the unang Sacred Heart school west of the Mississippi River. Siya ay inaalala dahil sa kanyang malalim na dedication to panalangin at ang kanyang tireless work kasama ang Native American tribes. Venerated as the "Apostle of the West," siya ay the patron ng perseverance at of faith in the midst of adversity.