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Rev. John J. Curran PA1570

Founding pastor of Holy Savior Parish in 1895. Known as the Labor Priest, he championed the workers' cause and was instrumental in settling the Anthracite Strike of 1902. He was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, who visited here often.

Holy Savior Church, 43 Penn St., Wilkes-Barre. Luzerne County Pennsylvania.


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