Baraga, Frederic
Baraga, (Irenaeus) Frederic
(1797–1868) Catholic missionary; born in Austria. A parish priest, he emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1830 and worked among Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in upper Michigan, where he became vicar apostolic (1853) and ultimately bishop (1865). He published devotional works and a grammar and dictionary of Indian languages.
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