Welcome back to Holy Donors! This 13th season of Holy Donors features a little-known (well, little-known to our team!) entrepreneur and adventurer named John Mullanphy. Rhen ran across John Mullanphy’s name in a footnote in a Catholic philanthropy text, and he was intrigued. After doing some initial research, our team of hosts decided Mullanphy deserved recognition as a potential holy donor.

John Mullanphy was born in Northern Ireland in the mid-1700s, and because of the persecution of Catholics in Ireland, he immigrated to the United States with his wife and child just before the turn of the century. John first took his family to Philadelphia and Baltimore, and they eventually settled on the American frontier in Frankfort, Kentucky. An entrepreneur at heart, John opened several stores in Frankfort, and he worked to improve the town’s transportation infrastructure.

After the War of 1812, John met a friend, Charles, who encouraged him to adventure further into the frontier to St. Louis. John accepts the challenge and moves his family to St. Louis. What will the Mullanphy family find in St. Louis? Join us next time to find out!

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