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Fr. John Bapst, SJ, and the “Know Nothings”

Fr. John Bapst, SJ, and the “Know Nothings”

Jun 22, 2020 | 19th century, educator, episodes, jesuit, maine, missionary, new england, priest, religious liberty, religious men

Before he was the first president of Boston College, Fr. John Bapst, SJ served as a pastor in Maine, where anti-Catholic Know Nothings beat him.

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