Another American cause for canonization lands in Rome

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Diocese of Knoxville officials bring documents about Fr. Patrick Ryan to Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.​

Another case of a possible saint from the United State is now in the hands of the Vatican. Representatives from the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, this past week brought to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints all the paperwork that was done for the cause of Fr. Patrick Ryan, an Irish-born priest who gave up his life ministering during a yellow fever epidemic in the late 19th century.

In addition to his death in service of others, Fr. Ryan is also remembered for having brought the order of nuns now known as the Nashville Dominicans to his parish.

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Another American cause for canonization lands in Rome

Diocese of Knoxville officials bring documents about Fr. Patrick Ryan to Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

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