Daily Almanac for Tuesday, May 25, 2021

On this date in 1793, Father Stephen Badin became the first Catholic Priest ordained in the United States. Thus, the Father Stephen T. Badin High School aka Hamilton Badin near Cincinnati. (courtesy Badin High School)
Portrait of Stephen Badin. By Unknown, Public Domain, courtesy https commons.wikimedia.org

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS

Reverend Fr. Stephen Theodore Badin (born Étienne Théodore Badin on July 17, 1768 – April 21, 1853) was the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States. He spent most of his long career ministering to widely dispersed Catholics in Canada and in what became the states of KentuckyOhioIndianaMichigan, and Illinois.

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