German immigration transforms Missouri, with settlers drawn by rich farmland and freedom. Towns like Apple Creek, Quincy, and Dubuque begin to flourish, and brick churches replace log cabins as Catholic communities grow. Missionary priests like Father Lefevre and Father Mazzuchelli expand the Church’s reach across the Midwest.


*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.

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