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ACH057: Sister Blandina was a tiny Italian-born nun in the late 19th century sent alone to bring the Gospel to the Wild West. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how she was a force for good, calming lynch mobs, gaining the respect of the notorious Billy the Kid, and earning the nickname Fastest Nun in the West.

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• [easyazon_link identifier=”B086FT6H35″ locale=”US” tag=”wwwsqpncom-20″]At the End of the Santa Fe Trail, by Sister Blandina Segale[/easyazon_link]
• Sister Blandina and the Road to Sainthood – Cincinnati Magazine
• Everyone’s Sister | The Word Among Us
• Making the Case for the Next American Saint – Smithsonian Magazine

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