Pioneer Black Priest Dies at Age 86
Father Theophile Brown, perhaps the first black priest in Richmond*, died last month at the age of 86. Father Brown was born in Richmond and raised in Jackson Ward. Here’s more from the Catholic Virginian: Although he came from a Baptist family, …
Father Theophile Brown, perhaps the first black priest in Richmond*, died last month at the age of 86. Father Brown was born in Richmond and raised in Jackson Ward. Here’s more from the Catholic Virginian: Although he came from a Baptist family, Waldorf Brown became active as a teenager at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, then […]
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