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Large Crowds Expected As Historic Relic Makes Stop In Fairfield County During National Tour Large Crowds Expected As Historic Relic Makes Stop In Fairfield County During National Tour
Large Crowds Expected As Historic Relic Makes Stop In Fairfield County During National Tour Large crowds are expected as a historic relic makes a stop in the area as part of a national tour. The heart of St. John Vianney, Curé of Ars, France will visit the Parish of St. Catherine of Siena in Trumbull on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30, in the tour with the Knights of Columbus. St. John Vianney died on Aug. 4, 1859. His heart, which is normally kept for veneration at the Shrine of Ars in France, is said to be incorrupt. The saint's relic is on a national tour with the Knights of Columbus until June. The Trumbull stop is the only event of this Relic Pilgrimage in the Di…

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