To Watch on EWTN: ‘The Five Priests’ Tells Heroic True Story of the Shreveport Martyrs

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To Watch on EWTN: ‘The Five Priests’ Tells Heroic True Story of the Shreveport Martyrs
Amy Smith
The Christian heroism of five French-born priests who gave their lives ministering to the sick during the devastating Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873 in Shreveport, Louisiana, is recalled in a documentary film airing Oct. 8 on EWTN.

Docudrama scenes and animation illustrate the heroic actions of the priestly quintet.