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May 4, 1492
Columbus discovers the New World
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May 4, 1493
Pope Alexander VI issued Inter Caetera
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May 4, 1504
Diocese of Santo Domingo established
First diocese of the New World -
May 4, 1513
Ponce de Leon finds the Fountain of Youth
Beginning of a mission in Florida at St, Augustine -
May 4, 1534
Explorers arrive in Canada
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May 4, 1542
Spanish explorers reach California
Lots of missions were built here -
Period: May 1, 1552 to
Early missionaries attempted to blend the cultures of the Far East with Catholicism
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The Act of Toleration was created
This law gave freedom of religion in Maryland -
Kateri Tekakwiha was born
She would go on to be the first Native American to be baptized -
Period: to
Period of Catholic growth
The number of Catholics in the USA went from 30k to 200k -
Period: to
One million people will join the Catholic faith
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Pope Gregory XVI comended the slave trade
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Great fire in Chicago
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Pope Pius IX gave permission to make a new order of priests
The Paulist were created -
JFK was elected
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The first Native American slave becomes a saint
