Sons of Saint Patrick: A History of the Archbishops of New York from Dagger John to Timmytown
By Unknown Author.
Description
Sons of Saint Patrick tells the story of America's premiere Catholic see, the archdiocese of New York from the coming of French Jesuit priests in the seventeenth century to the early years of Cardinal Timothy Dolan. It includes many intriguing facets of the history of Catholicism in New York, including:the early persecution of and legal discrimination against Catholicsthe waves of catholic immigrants, most notably from Irelandthe Church's rise to power under New York's first archbishop, "Dagger" John Hughesthe emerging awareness in the Vatican of New York's pre...
ISBN(s)
1621641139, 9781621641131
