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Article: A Catholic moment at Union Theological.(Union Theological Seminary's first fully-tenured Latino professor)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- February 26, 1999
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Union Theological Seminary, the 133-year-old Gothic-spired bastion of progressive Protestant theology on Manhattan's Upper West Side, looked transformed February 8. Among the the unusual guests on campus were Our Lady of Montserrat and Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Present, too, were the patroness of the Dominican Republic, Our Lady of Altagracia, and Cuba's patroness, Our Lady of the Caridad del Cobre. Images of four of the Latino faces of Mary glowed from large candles that greeted visitors at the entrance to Union's James Memorial Chapel.
The event was the inaugural address of Ana Maria Diaz-Stevens, who became Union's first fully-tenured Latino professor.
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