Frederic Baraga

Baraga in [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[choir dress#Roman Catholic choir dress|choir dress]], holding his ''Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language'',<br /><small>in a photograph taken by [[Mathew Brady]]<br />(ca. 1853–1860)</small> Irenaeus Frederic Baraga (June 29, 1797 – January 19, 1868; ) was a Slovenian Catholic missionary to the United States, grammarian and author of Christian poetry and hymns in Native American languages. He was the first Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, a post he held for 15 years.

His letters about his missionary work were published widely in Europe, inspiring the priests John Neumann and Francis Xavier Pierz to emigrate to the United States. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI declared him "Venerable." Provided by Wikipedia

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