Dagger John: Calvary Cemetery, NYC (Part 2)

<p><strong>Dagger John, New York City's most influential and vicious archbishop, had a huge impact, whether he was consecrating Calvary Cemetery and founding Fordham University, or peppering the mayor with threats to burn down the city.</strong></p> <p><em>"Are you afraid," asked the mayor, "that some of your churches will be burned?"</em><br /> <em>"No, sir; but I am afraid that some of yours will be burned. We can protect our own. I come to warn you for your own good."</em></p> <p>Highlights include:<br /> • The "Black Coats," aka America's evil wizards, aka the Jesuit colonizers<br /> • The Mohawks who built Manhattan<br /> • Threats to burn down the city<br /> • What happened on the land that became Calvary Cemetery<br /> • The first saint born in the US, a Protestant society woman with eleven children who became a Catholic nun<br /> • Secret societies in Ireland</p> <p>For all of our shownotes, including our sources, visit <a href= "https://buriedsecretspodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">buriedsecretspodcast.com</a>.</p> <p>You can listen to more audio on our patreon ($3/month): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/buriedsecrets">https://www.patreon.com/buriedsecrets</a></p> <p>Follow us on instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/buriedsecretspodcast/">@buriedsecretspodcast</a></p> <p>E-mail us at <a href= "mailto:buriedsecretspodcast@gmail.com">buriedsecretspodcast@gmail.com</a>. </p>