Life and Labors of Bishop Baraga
Author | : Fr. Chrysostom Verwyst OFM |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2017-01-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 1945275219 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781945275210 |
Rating | : 4/5 (210 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Life and Labors of Bishop Baraga by : Fr. Chrysostom Verwyst OFM
Download or read book Life and Labors of Bishop Baraga written by Fr. Chrysostom Verwyst OFM and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BISHOP FREDERIC BARAGA was a great apostle to the Native Americans and other peoples of the Upper Great Lakes. Born in Slovenia in 1797, he came to North America in 1830 as a missionary priest. For 37 years he poured himself out in love for people, ministering to them over a vast territory of more than 80,000 square miles of wilderness.