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.
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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