{"product_id":"the-apostle-of-tennessee-the-indefatigable-life-and-ministry-of-father-aloysius-orengo-9780826500410","title":"The Apostle of Tennessee: The Indefatigable Life and Ministry of Father Aloysius Orengo","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Nashville became a Catholic diocese in 1837, it was mostly an aspirational exercise. The few Catholics scattered throughout the state were ministered to only occasionally by missionary priests who traveled by horseback from Kentucky. It is believed that Hugh Rogan, who arrived in Middle Tennessee in 1780 after working as a surveyor for the Continental Army, did not see a priest for fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat all changed when the Italian-born Father Aloysius \"Luigi\" Orengo arrived in Nashville in 1848. He traveled all over the state, sleeping in the woods, using his saddle for a pillow, and eating cheese and crackers. He's credited with building churches in Franklin, Columbia, Pulaski, East Nashville, Tracy City, Gallatin, Humboldt, Brownsville, Grand Junction, Covington, Jackson, and McEwen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as influential as he was, Father Orengo's story remained untold--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826500410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Joe Pagetta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801346666677,"sku":"9780826500410","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-apostle-of-tennessee-the-indefatigable-life-and-ministry-of-father-aloysius-orengo-9780826500410","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}