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This memorial collection is dedicated to bishop, missionary and linguist Friderik Irenej Baraga (1797-1868), and is arranged in two rooms of his birthplace, a manor in Mala vas. The collection consists of the Baraga memorial room, which exhibits personal belongings, and a room presenting his missionary activities among the native peoples of North America. The collection is managed by the Archbishop`s Ordinariate in Ljubljana. | This memorial collection is dedicated to bishop, missionary and linguist Friderik Irenej Baraga (1797-1868), and is arranged in two rooms of his birthplace, a manor in Mala vas. The collection consists of the Baraga memorial room, which exhibits personal belongings, and a room presenting his missionary activities among the native peoples of North America. The collection is managed by the Archbishop`s Ordinariate in Ljubljana. | ||
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+ | A county and a village in Michigan (U.S.A.) have been named after the bishop. He worked among the Native Americans in the area from 1830 till his death. He wrote a cathecism in Ottawa language and Chippewa grammar and dictionary. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.dobrnic.si/turizem.html#7 Dobrnič Cultural and Tourist Association web page] | * [http://www.dobrnic.si/turizem.html#7 Dobrnič Cultural and Tourist Association web page] | ||
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Baraga Friderik Irenej Baraga on Wikipedia] | ||
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[[Category:Monuments and sites]] | [[Category:Monuments and sites]] | ||
[[Category:Museums]] | [[Category:Museums]] |
Revision as of 09:27, 14 January 2010
A county and a village in Michigan (U.S.A.) have been named after the bishop. He worked among the Native Americans in the area from 1830 till his death. He wrote a cathecism in Ottawa language and Chippewa grammar and dictionary.