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Beatification of the Georgia Martyrs: Anna Mitchell & Matt Swaim on Franciscan Witness & Marriage
Why is the beatification of the 16th-century Franciscan "Georgia Martyrs" such a historic milestone for American Catholic history, and what does their sacrifice reveal about the Church’s stance on marriage? On The Son Rise Morning Show, co-hosts Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim discuss the legacy of these five Franciscan missionaries ahead of their beatification broadcast on EWTN.
Mitchell and Swaim trace the history of the beatification cause—from the initial 1941 petition by U.S. bishops to Pope Pius XII, to the formal opening of the cause in the Diocese of Savannah in 1981, and the…
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