St John Neuman

John had 4 sisters and a brother.  He was an excellent student, who always wanted to become a priest, even when he was really young.  John decided to go to the United States to become a priest, because he knew that they needed more priests. He became a Priest and was sent to Buffalo where he chose to work with the people living in the country.  The farms were far apart and John had to walk long distances to reach his people. They were German, French, Irish and Scottish, but John knew 12 different languages and so he could work with them all.  He became Bishop of Philadelphia and built 50 churches and opened almost 100 schools. He was the first American man and first American Bishop to be declared a saint.