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Name: Bannon, John
Profession: Clergy
Born/Started: Dec. 29, 1829
Died/Ended: Jul. 14, 1913
Description: An Irish priest who lived in St. Louis during the Civil War and went to battle with regiments serving the Confederacy, Fr. Bannon helped build St. John´s Catholic Church in St. Louis where he served in the Archdiocese of St. Louis under Archbishop Peter Kenrick, a fellow son of Ireland.
Reference
St. Louis Irish: an Unmatched Celtic Community
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