The Saint of Slums

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The Lower East Side of New York in 1912 was a place of grey brick and brown smog, where the air tasted of coal dust and desperation. In the center of this misery stood Father Julian, a man whose voice could soothe a riot and whose smile could make a starving child feel full. Julian was the "Saint of the Slums." He had built a network of soup kitchens, orphanages, and clinics that provided the...

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