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Inside the parish hall of St. Gabriel the Archangel Church in New Orleans, the personal stories flowed as freely as the tears. One by one, descendants of the 272 enslaved men, women and children sold as a group in 1838 to a Louisiana plantation by the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., partially to relieve the school’s debts, described what it was like upon learning, through the meticulous records kept and maintained for nearly 200 years by the Society of Jesus, their hidden and bitter family story.

Model of Mercy-Philanthropist

"I believe in God, I hope In God. I love. I want to live and die for God."

Servant of God Augustus Tolton Priest, Archdiocese of Chicago Date of Birth: April 1, 1854 Date of Death: July 9, 1897 Date of Ordination: April 24, 1886

Proudly celebrating the past, faithfully committed to the future