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Author: Dolores Nolan

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Listen online, or download FREE audio tour, by Dolores Nolan.




Recognize the voice? Dolores is a soprano in the choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC.


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Saint John Neumann

Saint John Neumann

2008-08-0215:12

Stroll into New York's "Alphabet City," in-the-steps-of Saint John Neumann, America's first man, and first American bishop, to be named a saint.
He was a U.S.Navy Chaplain killed in the Vietnam War while saving the life of a fellow serviceman. His native Staten Island is dotted with memorials, and points-of-interest that take you into 7 small towns in New York City's "Forgotten Borough."
Like many saints, before their conversion, her life was a very human story. She had two common law marriages, a divorce, attempted suicide, and had an abortion. She went on to found the Catholic Worker Movement, and Catholic Worker newspaper, which still publishes today.
Father Felix Varela

Father Felix Varela

2007-08-1812:10

He's on-track to become the first Cuban-born saint; and re-tracing his steps will take you through New York's Chinatown, Little Italy, and the historic Five Points neighborhood depicted in the movie "Gangs of New York."
Saint Isaac Jogues

Saint Isaac Jogues

2007-05-2814:01

Retrace the steps of the first Catholic priest to set foot on Manhattan island, the birthplace of New York City.
It's the largest Roman Catholic church in the USA, and the largest decorated gothic style Catholic cathedral in North America. Click "Play" for your virtual tour, from a cathedral insider...
The first American-born saint. Parochial school pioneer and founder of Sisters of Charity, the USA's first religious order for women.
He came to America a slave. He's the only lay person laid to rest in a crypt in St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Avenue. And he could become the first African-American Saint.
She was the daughter of author Nathaniel Hawthorne...and a convert to Catholicism!
The patron saint of immigrants was the first U.S. citizen to become a saint.
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