Episode 240: Joe Pagetta: New Book About the Apostle of Tennessee
In this episode, Tennessee State Museum communications director Joe Pagetta shares details of his new book, “The Apostle of Tennessee: The Indefatigable Life and Ministry of Father Aloysius Orengo.” Pagetta tells the remarkable story of the Italian-born priest who spent 25 years traveling across Middle and West Tennessee in the mid-19th century. Father Aloysius Orengo helped establish Catholic communities in cities and towns such as Jackson, Humboldt, Brownsville, Grand Junction and Covington. Along the way, Orengo endured disease, war, dangerous travel and religious hostility. The…
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