Father Augustus Tolton Episode Blog
The following media helps add some visual content to our Father Augustus Tolton podcast episode available to listen to here.
Father John Augustus Tolton
St. Boniface Church in the time of Tolton
St. Lawrence/St. Peters Church in the time of Tolton (located where present City Hall is today)
Father Peter McGirr of St. Lawrence/St. Peters who greatly helped Tolton gain an education and pursue the priesthood
St. Francis College (current day Quincy University)
image credit: https://www.quincy.edu/history-of-qu/
College of Propaganda Fide in Rome, Italy where Tolton studied and became ordained
image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_di_Propaganda_Fide
Representation of St.Joseph church, Tolton’s church in Quincy
Father Michael Weis of St. Boniface church, who constantly tormented and worked against Tolton when at St. Joseph
St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Chicago, which Tolton worked tirelessly for during his time in Chicago to raise funds to build
Tolton’s Grave here in Quincy at St. Peters Cemetery
Statue of Tolton at St. Peter’s Church
Additional Relevant Links
Chicago Archdiocese webpage about Tolton: https://tolton.archchicago.org/documents/1604561/1604725/Tolton+Biography+-+PDF/d8d2f8ac-b0c6-4180-b474-0ea68b4849ba
Additional Biography of Father Tolton: https://toltoncatholic.org/biography-of-father-tolton/
Rob Mellon’s History Ago Go Podcast Tales from the Gem City Part 7 Featuring Chuck Sholz discussing Father Tolton: https://www.listennotes.com/bn/podcasts/history-ago-go/tales-from-the-gem-city-7-KPUpRzwinFe/