January 5
Juan Nepomuceno Neumann (1811–1860)
Bishop
Practical advice
During this day, spend a few minutes asking for holy and generous vocations and end with a brief thanksgiving.
Biography
He was a Redemptorist who brought his pastoral zeal to the service of his fellow German emigrants in the United States. He was bishop of Philadelphia and in just eight years he built a cathedral, twenty-four churches and a hundred schools.
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