{"product_id":"the-apostle-of-tennessee-the-indefatigable-life-and-ministry-of-father-aloysius-orengo-9780826500410","title":"The Apostle of Tennessee: The Indefatigable Life and Ministry of Father Aloysius Orengo","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Nashville became a Catholic diocese in 1837, it was mostly an aspirational exercise. The few Catholics scattered throughout the state were ministered to only occasionally by missionary priests who traveled by horseback from Kentucky. It is believed that Hugh Rogan, who arrived in Middle Tennessee in 1780 after working as a surveyor for the Continental Army, did not see a priest for fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat all changed when the Italian-born Father Aloysius \"Luigi\" Orengo arrived in Nashville in 1848. He traveled all over the state, sleeping in the woods, using his saddle for a pillow, and eating cheese and crackers. He's credited with building churches in Franklin, Columbia, Pulaski, East Nashville, Tracy City, Gallatin, Humboldt, Brownsville, Grand Junction, Covington, Jackson, and McEwen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as influential as he was, Father Orengo's story remained untold--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Pagetta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826500410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Pagetta\u003c\/b\u003e began his career writing for the \u003ci\u003eJersey Journal\u003c\/i\u003e in his hometown of Jersey City, New Jersey, and has called Nashville, Tennessee, home for close to thirty years. His personal essays and writings on faith and culture have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerica: The Jesuit Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmbassador Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToday's American Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGive Us This Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTennessee Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTennessee Home \u0026amp; Farm\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently serves as the director of communications for the Tennessee State Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Joe Pagetta \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48969071460509,"sku":"9780826500410","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_878788fc-0336-4974-aaef-729ae6d1beb6.jpg?v=1790753672","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-apostle-of-tennessee-the-indefatigable-life-and-ministry-of-father-aloysius-orengo-9780826500410","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}