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ACH025: Fr. Leo Heinrichs was a Franciscan martyred during Mass in his Colorado parish in 1908. Tom and Noëlle Crowe reveal the story of this humble German friar who was slain by an anti-Catholic anarchist during Holy Communion and at the feet of a statue of Our Lady, where he had said he would choose to die.

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Links for this episode:

• FATHER LEO HEINRICHS: PRIEST OF THE EUCHARIST
• San Francisco Call 24 February 1908 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
• 108 Years Ago, This Priest's Murder at Mass Shocked the U.S.
• Leo Heinrichs, O.F.M. – Protomartyr of Colorado 1867-1908

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