Twenty years later, when baraga first heard that the might be named bishop of upper michigan, he began to keep a daybook or diary. The first slovene in michigan, bishop frederic baraga, traveled extensively. Protestantism and the first slovene books culture of. Marquette upper peninsula catholic archives, aug 6, 1976, p. Baraga, frederic, 17971868 social networks and archival. The diary of bishop frederic baraga by frederic baraga. Slovenes took great advantage of two important events that happened at the end of 15th and the beginning of 16th century. Baraga slovene a slovene surname of unknown origin. He was baptized on the very day of his birth, in the parish church of dobernice, by the names of irenaeus frederic, the first of which, however, he never used, retaining only the second.
Frederic baraga biography family, name, death, school. Everywhere they traveled and settled, they left a detectable imprint that was clearly slovene. Two rooms in the house are set up as memorial rooms, one room is decorated with the furniture of the time and the rest with a museum presentation of obects and marked stations of baraga s life in canada and the usa. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Th e c hild r epresents n atives in bar aga s orphanage. A notable bearer was sloveneamerican roman catholic bishop frederic baraga 17971868, who was the bishop of marquette, a town in upper michigan, usa. The diary of bishop frederic baraga wayne state university press. Because he grew up during the napoleonic wars, the official language used in his school changed several times.
Slovenianamerican bishop frederic baraga 17971868 spent much of his. This article needs additional citations for verification. Slovenia measures 7,896 square miles 20,256 square kilometers, which is slightly less than massachusetts or half the size of switzerland. Baraga s biography on dictionary of canadian biography online. Slovene museum of christianity culture of slovenia. He came to the us in 1830 and dedicated his life to serving the ottawa and chipewyan. Protestantism and the first slovene books culture of slovenia. Baraga homestead on the trebnje municipality website in slovene dobrnic cultural and tourist association web page in slovene friderik irenej baraga on wikipedia. The diary of bishop frederic baraga by frederic baraga, regis. Part of a larger research initiative examining emigration from the former habsburg empire to michigan, goodrich will explore the important slovene presence in the keweenaw, including missionaries such as frederic baraga and the development of a large slovene immigrant community in. He grew up in a changing and violent era, including the napoleonic wars.
Irenaeus frederic baraga june 29, 1797 january 19, 1868. List of slovene americans news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. He became the first bishop of the roman catholic diocese of marquette, michigan, originally sited at sault sainte marie, which he led for 15 years his letters about his missionary work were. First bishop of marquette, michigan great lakes books new ed by frederic baraga isbn. Irenaeus frederic baraga was a slovenian roman catholic missionary to the united states. A dictionary of the ojibway language borealis books baraga, frederic, nichols, john d. The diary of frederic baraga, bishop of upper michigan. Venerable bishop frederic baraga june 29, 1797 january. He needed permission from two individualshis own bishop and the bishop of the diocese he wished to enter, in this case cincinnati. Bishop frederic baraga was born on june 29, 1797 in the austrian dukedom of carniola, modern day slovenia, to johann nepomuc baraga and maria katherine josefa.
Frederic baraga, catholic missionary priest b at mala vas, presentday republic of slovenia, 29 jun 1797. Frederic baraga was born on june 29, 1797 in a slovene province of dobrinic, carniola, later known as slovenia. Teach yourself slovene by andrea albretti, natasha stanic. Dictionary of the language of the micmac indians who reside in nova scotia new brunswick, prince edward island and cape breton. Th e kn eeling n ative, c hief assinins, h olds bar aga s ojibwa dictionary.
He was born of landed gentry in the slovenian part of the old austrohungarian empire, june 29,1797. Slovenian americans history, modern era, the first. Submitted surnames starting with b behind the name. Paperback by baraga frederic and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was the winter of 1843, and frederic baraga was earning his nickname as the snowshoe priest for his dedicated service to the small number of english, french canadian, german, and ojibway catholics living in michigans remote upper peninsula. He had come to bring christianity to the ottawa and chippewa indians of the old northwest. Clement horbauer, baraga was inspired to enter the priesthood. About twothirds of slovenia is located in the alps, the remaining third gradually melts into the pannonian plains.
In 1816 young frederic baraga entered the university of vienna, studied law, and. Protestantism and the first slovene books from culture. He baptized thousands of new converts to christianity, but appreciated the traditions and customs of the ojibwa and their cousins, the ottawa. The precedent set by these multifaceted explorermissionaries was continued by men like the scholarly bishop frederic baraga, who built some of the first churches and schools across the vast. Friderik irenej baraga frederic baraga roman catholic bishop and missionary. It was 1831 when father frederic baraga arrived in this country from his native slovenia. He became the first bishop of the roman catholic diocese of marquette, michigan, 1 originally sited at sault sainte marie, which he led for 15 years. A dictionary of the ojibway language borealis books. He became the first bishop of the roman catholic diocese of marquette, michigan, originally sited at sault sainte marie, which he. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Learn slovene fast and easy whether youre a traveler, student, or businessperson, youll find it easy to pick up slovene, a language spoken by millions of people every day. Because he grew up during the napoleonic wars, the official language used in.
He studied the chippewa language for twenty years and published many religious books in the ottawa and otchipwe languages3. Katolik, masinakisan michigan, 1846, integral digitalised book in ojibwe language bishop baraga. Bureau of catholic indian missions, record group 1 of bureau of catholic indian missions records, series 141 native american general print publications marquette archives, raynor memorial libraries, marquette university. Gutenbergs invention of print and the new movement inspired by martin luther, the reformation of the catholic church and the. Slovenianamerican bishop frederic baraga 17971868 spent much of his career as a roman catholic priest and missionary to native american populations in the upper midwest and canada. Jan 18, 2016 he was baptized on the very day of his birth, in the parish church of dobernice, by the names of irenaeus frederic, the first of which, however, he never used, retaining only the second. After becoming an orphan at age 14, baraga studied law at the university of vienna.
S tatue at h is a ssinins m ission near bar aga, mi. Slovenes in michigan 11 frederic baraga travels to america catholic priests, of course, cannot act on a whim, and baraga could not simply leave slovenia. Part of a larger research initiative examining emigration from the former habsburg empire to michigan, goodrich will explore the important slovene presence in the keweenaw, including missionaries such as frederic baraga and the development of a large slovene immigrant community in the mining town of red jacket. About the archives page 20 michigan tech archives blog. Thousands followed the pioneering missionary frederic baraga and settled in the mining regions and forests of the upper peninsula before many of them scattered to the auto industry of the lower peninsula in the early twentieth century. Baraga realized that simple texts with the roman catholic catechisma questionandanswer form of instruction in the beliefs of the faithand prayer books in their native language would help him better explain the christian principles to his potential converts, and guide the recently baptized in their new form of religious worship.
After receiving his preparatory education in ljubljana, where his talent for languages was marked, he studied law at the university of vienna. Baraga himself learned indian languages and wrote a dictionary and a grammar book on the language of the chippewa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He also wrote a prayer book, the pasture for the soul, in slovenian for his parishioners.
First bishop of marquette, michigan great lakes books series rupp, n daniel, walling, regis m. Frederic baraga was born as friderik irenej baraga in the castle at mala vas near the carniolan village of dobrnic, in what was then the habsburg monarchy and is now part of the municipality of trebnje in slovenia. He was baptized on the very day of his birth, in the parish church of. Venerable bishop frederic baraga, first bishop of the diocese of marquette from 1853 until 1868, was the first of many slovenian missionaries to come to the united states to help build up the american catholic church. A notable bearer was slovene american roman catholic bishop frederic baraga 17971868, who was the bishop of marquette, a town in upper michigan, usa. January 19 bishop frederic baraga nobility and analogous. The museum also houses a collection of original literary works, objects, and the correspondence of frederic ireneus baraga, bishop and missionary 17971868 as well as the literary fund of slovene emigrant literature from the usa, canada, argentina, and australia. Irenej friderik baraga was a slovenian roman catholic missionary to the united states and a grammarian of native american languages. First bishop of marquette, michigan great lakes books series.
Frederic baraga biography family, name, death, school, mother. Dictionary of the language of the micmac indians who reside in nova scotia new brunswick, prince edward island and cape breton, silas tertius rand, laurier books ltd. The aim of this book is to treat the life of bishop baraga in a briefer and more popular form and to refer only to those more outstanding activities of his which possess a greater degree of interest to the general reader. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read french in michigan. Frederic baraga was born friderik irenej baraga in the manor house at mala vas germ. Welcome to our ojibwe language page, featuring courses for learning ojibwe. Mar 01, 2016 thousands followed the pioneering missionary frederic baraga and settled in the mining regions and forests of the upper peninsula before many of them scattered to the auto industry of the lower peninsula in the early twentieth century. Dushna pasha sa kristjane, kteri shele v duhu in v resnizi boga moliti. Because of this kind of zeal and his opposition to the. The slovene religious museum, established in 2003 by the slovenian bishops conferences, took over the current collections and items. Frederic irenaeus baraga was born on june 28, 1797 in the vicinity of mala vas, dobrnic, in present day republic of slovenia. In accord with his education, a lawyer, by vocation, a priest, missionary and bishop. His dusna pasa, a prayer book in slovenian, his own native language.
In 1831 father frederic baraga came to this country from his native slovenia, to bring christianity to the ottawa and chippewa indians of the old northwest. First bishop of marquette, michigan great lakes books. Ojibwe or ojibwa, ojibway, chippewa is a series of dialects in the algonquian linguistic family, with no single dialect that is dominant, reflecting an absence of political unity between. Frederic baraga, was buried in the cathedral of st. Between 1831 and 1868, the slovenianborn scholar, missionary, and bishop, frederic baraga, labored on a vast 80,000 square mile piece of virgin territory, including parts of michigan, wisconsin, minnesota, and canada, where he and his followers built some of the first churches and schools. His letters about his missionary work were published widely in. This is list of notable slovene americans, including both original immigrants who obtained american citizenship and their american descendants. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Frederic baraga interesting stories about famous people. Correspondingly, the climate of tiny slovenia is mediterranean along the adriatic sea, alpine. There is also a village in upper michigan named baraga, which was named after the bishop. N daniel rupp it was 1831 when father frederic baraga arrived in this country from his native slovenia.
Bishop frederic baraga, apostle to the chippewas, is now the subject of a cause for beatification and sainthood, being studied in rome, after years of preparation through the baraga association. Two rooms in the house are set up as memorial rooms, one room is decorated with the furniture of the time and the rest with a museum presentation of obects and marked stations of baragas life in canada and the usa. He became the first bishop of the roman catholic diocese of marquette, michigan, originally sited at sault sainte marie, which he led for 15 years. The first books in the slovenian language were printed during the reformation, and in the 19th century, slovene was codified as a literary language. Books ordered by natural languages of languages and numbers. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Ojibwe or ojibwa, ojibway, chippewa is a series of dialects in the algonquian linguistic family, with no single dialect that is dominant, reflecting an absence of political unity between the ojibwe tribal groups. As a gifted linguist, baraga would eventually read and speak french, german, greek, latin, and slovenian. The slovenes represent a small but important microcosm of michigan history. Venerable bishop frederic baraga june 29, 1797 january 19. The baraga homestead in the village of mala vas is the birthplace of the slovenian missionary frederic irenaeus baraga. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article. The first slovene to call the keweenaw home left rather large footsteps for his compatriots to follow. There is also a village in upper michigan named baraga, which was.
Pred tem je deloval v italiji, vec let med begunci v razlicnih taboriscih, nazadnje pa med gojenci salezijanskega zavoda na opcinah pri trstu. In 2004 the museum became a member of the best in heritage excellence club and in 2006 it was transformed into the slovene museum of christianity. An article about protestantism and the first slovene books from culture. During this time, he wrote a spiritual book in slovene entitled dusna pasa spiritual sustenance. Bureau of catholic indian missions, native american. Baraga gave up all claims to his family estate and dedicated himself to serving gods people. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Friderik irenej baraga, was a slovenian roman catholic missionary to the united states and a grammarian of native american languages.
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