Rare Saint Junipero Serra Letter from 1776 Heads to Auction in New York | EWTN News Nightly

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In New York on Thursday, an auction house is offering a chance to buy an item that's nearly 250 years old and is directly related to a Catholic saint. Siegel Auction House will put up for sale a two-page letter written in 1776 by Saint Junipero Serra. Though he wrote thousands of letters, very few are privately owned. Most are in collections in California and Mexico. The letter is expected to sell for at least $100,000. Vice President and Editorial Director for EWTN News, Matthew Bunson, joins to tell us more about the letter itself. Dr. Bunson shares whether it is rare for an item associated with a Catholic saint to be available for purchase. Saint Junipero Serra was a prolific letter-writer. Dr. Bunson discusses more about what still exists and where people would find some of his letters. He explains more on the work Saint Junipero Serra did in the early days establishing California. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf