Ep. 1.40: The Jesuits Return to Saint Louis

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Ep. 1.40: The Jesuits Return to Saint Louis

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The Jesuits arrive in Florissant and begin building their novitiate from scratch—literally. Amid harsh winters and unreliable government funding, they launch St. Francis Regis School for Native boys. Meanwhile, Bishop DuBourg persuades the Sacred Heart Sisters to relocate from St. Charles to Florissant, reigniting their mission in Missouri.
 
*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.