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ACH113: Simple German farmers fleeing European wars in the 19th century brought their Catholic faith with them to western Ohio. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how Fr. Francis de Sales Brunner and his order provided those small communities with more than 30 beautiful, soaring cross-tipped churches.

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Links for this episode:

• Cross Tipped Churches – Catholic Telegraph
• Land of the Cross Tipped Churches – Maria Stein Shrine – Maria Stein, OH
• Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byways – Ohio Dept. of Transportation
• Francis de Sales Brunner – Wikipedia
• Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches – Wikipedia
• Shrine of the Holy Relics – Wikipedia
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