Frederic Baraga

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Frederic Baraga was a 19th-century Catholic missionary and bishop known for his work among Native American communities in the Great Lakes region and for compiling Ojibwe language dictionaries and grammars.

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Bishop Frederic Baraga 2
Frederic Baraga canonical 2
Frederic Irenaeus Baraga 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop
Servant of God
human
linguist
missionary
appointedBishopYear 1853
birthDate 1797-06-29
birthPlace Mala Vas, Duchy of Carniola
linked to: Duchy of Carniola

present-day Slovenia
burialPlace St. Peter Cathedral, Marquette, Michigan
causeForCanonizationStatus Servant of God
countryOfCitizenship Austrian Empire
deathDate 1868-01-19
diocese Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette
educatedAt University of Vienna
ethnicGroup Slovene
fieldOfWork Catholic missions
Native American linguistics
Ojibwe language
linked to: Chippewa language

pastoral care of Native Americans
hasMemorial Baraga Avenue in Marquette, Michigan
Baraga County, Michigan
Baraga, Michigan
Bishop Baraga Shrine, L'Anse, Michigan
knownFor compiling Ojibwe dictionaries and grammars
extensive travels on snowshoes
missionary work among Native Americans in the Great Lakes region
writing catechisms in Native American languages
languageWritten French
German
Latin
Ojibwe
Ottawa
Slovene
missionaryTarget Ojibwe people
linked to: White Earth Ojibwe

Ottawa people
other Native American communities in the Great Lakes
name Frederic Baraga
Frederic Irenaeus Baraga
linked to: Frederic Baraga

Frederick Baraga
linked to: Frederic Baraga

Friderik Irenej Baraga
nickname Snowshoe Priest
notableWork A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language
A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language
Ojibwe–English dictionary
catechisms in Ojibwe
ordinationDate 1823-09-21
positionHeld Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie
Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workedIn Great Lakes region
Michigan
Minnesota
Ontario
Wisconsin

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Baraga County, Michigan namedAfter Frederic Baraga
Baraga County, Michigan namedAfter Bishop Frederic Baraga
linked to: Frederic Baraga
Baraga, Michigan namedAfter Bishop Frederic Baraga
linked to: Frederic Baraga
Frederic Baraga name Frederic Baraga
Frederic Baraga name Frederick Baraga
linked to: Frederic Baraga
Frederic Baraga name Frederic Irenaeus Baraga
linked to: Frederic Baraga