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170 years after pandemic, Pittsburgh Catholics continue cholera Mass tradition 

Aug 19, 2020

By Perry West

For more than 170 years, Pittsburgh Catholics have observed a day of thanksgiving for their parish’s deliverance from a cholera... Read more

The silver crown of Our Lady; St. Francis Xavier College Church.

A sickness and a silver crown: How Saint Louis University survived the cholera epidemic of 1849

Mar 25, 2020

In the basement of St. Francis Xavier College Church on the campus of Saint Louis University stands a statue of... Read more