biography
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Gallitzin, Demetrius Augustine
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known as the Apostle of the Alleghenies
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pronunciation:
[galitzin]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1770–1840)
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| biography:
| Priest, born in The Hague, The Netherlands. He became a Roman Catholic in 1787, emigrated to the USA in 1792, and was ordained a priest in 1795. Sent as a missionary to Cambria County, PA, he founded the town of Loretto (1799). He was vicar-general for W Pennsylvania, and wrote several tracts defending his faith against Protestant attack. |
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