Episode 85
George Washington requested the presence of a Catholic priest when he was on his deathbed, and rumors have swirled ever since of a deathbed conversion. The rumors are supported by his long-standing affinity for Catholics, and a few other interesting facts. Did the Father of our Country die a Catholic?
More Information
- The American Catholic Historical Researches, 1900
- George Washington and Catholics
- George Washington and Catholicism
- The Founders’ Tolerance – George Washington, John Adams, George Mason, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
- George Washington and the Basilica of Saint Mary
- George Washington: Champion of Religious Freedom
- George Washington’s Letter to Catholics and Colonial Religious Liberty
- From George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport …
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