Charles Lavigerie

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Lavigerie, detail of a painting by Léon Bonnat, 1888; in the Palais du Luxembourg, Paris

Charles Lavigerie with members of the Society of Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers; from Le Petit Journal, Paris, December 15, 1891.

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Lavigerie, detail of a painting by Léon Bonnat, 1888; in the Palais du Luxembourg, Paris

Lavigerie, detail of a painting by Léon Bonnat, 1888; in the Palais du Luxembourg,...

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Charles Lavigerie with members of the Society of Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers; from Le Petit Journal, Paris, December 15, 1891.

Charles Lavigerie with members of the Society of Missionaries of Africa, also known...

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