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S5 Ep35: The Saint and the Survivors: The Story of Junípero Serra

S5 Ep35: The Saint and the Survivors: The Story of Junípero Serra

Update: 2025-11-24
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He gave up comfort for a calling, left Spain for the wilds of California, and walked thousands of miles to bring the Gospel to Indigenous people. Father Junípero Serra is revered by some as a saintly hero — the man who brought Catholicism to the West Coast. But to others, he represents something far darker: a symbol of colonization, forced assimilation, and cultural destruction.



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S5 Ep35: The Saint and the Survivors: The Story of Junípero Serra

S5 Ep35: The Saint and the Survivors: The Story of Junípero Serra

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