Ep. 1.29: The Louisiana Purchase

06/10/2025 23 min Episodio 29
Ep. 1.29: The Louisiana Purchase

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As the Louisiana Purchase unfolds, Sulpician priests like Gabriel Richard make history—founding churches, universities, and even serving in Congress. Meanwhile, Jefferson’s vision for Native American relocation and the Day of the Three Flags mark a turning point for St. Louis and the future of the American frontier.


*Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland originally aired on Covenant Network Catholic Radio. These podcast episodes are being released in anticipation of the Bicentennial Celebrations of the founding of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the Diocese of St. Louis on July 18, 1826.