anon , ▁Missouri , ▁before ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁Saint ▁Louis . ▁ ▁There , ▁he ▁first ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁the ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁C athedral ▁and , ▁later , ▁other ▁churches ▁in ▁Saint ▁Louis . ▁ ▁B ren nan ▁served ▁at ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁O ' To ole ▁Par ish ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 - 1 9 1 0 ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Sain ts ▁Mary ▁and ▁Joseph ▁parish ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁Church ▁and ▁a ▁m ons ign or ▁in ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Saint ▁Louis . ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XI ▁made ▁B ren nan ▁a ▁domestic ▁pre late ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁N amed ▁" the ▁most ▁popular ▁past or ▁in ▁Saint ▁Louis " ▁by ▁nearly ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁million ▁vot ers ▁in ▁a ▁vote ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁Republic ▁newspaper , ▁B ren nan ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁speaking ▁tour ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁addressed ▁large ▁aud ien ces ▁during ▁his ▁travel s . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Saint ▁Louis , ▁he ▁discussed ▁his ▁travel s , ▁once ▁to ▁an ▁audience ▁as ▁large ▁as ▁ 6 0 0 0 . ▁B ren nan ▁died ▁of ▁natural ▁causes ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 2 ▁in ▁Saint ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁at ▁Cal v ary ▁C emetery