From Slave to Priest: The Inspirational Story of Fr. Augustine Tolton by Caroline Hemesath, Caroline Hemesath
From Slave to Priest: The Inspirational Story of Fr. Augustine Tolton

Caroline Hemesath, Caroline Hemesath

From Slave to Priest: The Inspirational Story of Fr. Augustine Tolton

Caroline Hemesath, Caroline Hemesath

268 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction biography dark emotional medium-paced
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Fr. Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) was the first black priest in the United States. Born into a black Catholic slave family, Father Tolton conquered almost insurmountable odds to become a Catholic priest, and at his early death at 43, this pioneer b...

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