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ACH091: The Jesuit missionary Fr. de Smet met, befriended, and evangelized nearly every native tribe west of the Mississippi in the mid-19th century and, as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, was prized among nearly everyone for his joy, his wisdom, his holiness, and his tirelessness in bringing Christ to all he could meet.

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Links for this episode:

• CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pierre-Jean de Smet
• Life, letters and travels of Father Pierre-Jean de Smet, S. J., 1801-1873
• An introduction and history of Fr. Pierre Jean De Smet, S.J.
• The Prairie of the Mass
• Father De Smet in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org
• Pierre-Jean De Smet
• The Apostle of the Rocky Mountains: Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J. – Catholicism.org
• Pierre-Jean De Smet – Wikipedia
• American Catholic History pilgrimage to the Kentucky Catholic Holy Land in 2021

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