most prominent for spreading the legion was edel quinn for her activities in africa in the 1930s and the 1940s. her dedication to the mission of the legion, even in the face of her ill health (tuberculosis) brought her great admiration inside and outside the legion. a canonisation process is currently under way for the legendary quinn, and a beatification process is currently underway for duff, and for alfie lambe (1932–1959), legion envoy to south america.