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Caroline Hemesath
251 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781586170974
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Publication date: Not specified
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Fr. Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) was the first black priest in the United States. Born into a black Catholic slave family, Father Tolton conquered almost insurmountable odds to become a Catholic priest, and at his early death at 43, this pioneer b...
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Caroline Hemesath
251 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781586170974
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Fr. Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) was the first black priest in the United States. Born into a black Catholic slave family, Father Tolton conquered almost insurmountable odds to become a Catholic priest, and at his early death at 43, this pioneer b...