All posts tagged "Catholicism"
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20.0K2MaineFr. John Bapst Survives Tar & Feathers, Becomes 1st Boston College President
John Bapst, a Swiss Jesuit priest, arrived in New York City in 1848 just as Know Nothing bigotry gathered force in the...
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13.2K9MassachusettsRose Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Daughter, Becomes Candidate for Catholic Saint
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, the youngest daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a candidate for something the Puritans abhorred: Catholic sainthood. She was born...
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6.6K2MassachusettsHarriet Low Endures Easter Sunday in Macao, 1830
Harriet Low was awakened by a spirited band in the street on Easter morning in the Portuguese colony of Macao on April...
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62.9K43MassachusettsEunice Williams, The Unredeemed Captive
In 1704, Mohawk Indians raided the frontier town of Deerfield, Mass. They captured local pastor John Williams, along with his family. Most...
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44.1K15IrregularsEthan Allen and the Tale from the Outhouse
On Sept. 25, 1775, the British captured Ethan Allen while he ran a fool’s errand to Canada. Fresh from his stunning capture...
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26.6K21MassachusettsAnti-Irish Know Nothing Mob Burns a Charlestown Convent in 1834
The Know Nothing Party first manifested itself in Massachusetts in 1834 with the burning and pillaging of a convent in Charlestown. It...
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