. History of the Catholic Church in the United States. SEAL OF BISHOP KT. REV. FREDERIC BARAGA, BISHOP OF AMYZONIA AND VICARAPOSTOLIC. CHAPTER APOSTOLIC OF UPPER MICHIGAN. RT. REV. FREDERIC BARAGA, BISHOP OF AMYZONIA AND VICARAPOSTOLIC, 1853-1866. On the 23d of July, 1853, Pope Pius IX., at the in-stance of the Bishop of Detroit, erected the northernpeninsula of Michigan, with the adjacent islands, intoa Vicariate Apostolic, which was confided to the la-borious missionary, Frederic Baraga, born June 29,1797, in the hereditary seat of his noble ancestors,Treffen Castle,

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. History of the Catholic Church in the United States. SEAL OF BISHOP KT. REV. FREDERIC BARAGA, BISHOP OF AMYZONIA AND VICARAPOSTOLIC. CHAPTER APOSTOLIC OF UPPER MICHIGAN. RT. REV. FREDERIC BARAGA, BISHOP OF AMYZONIA AND VICARAPOSTOLIC, 1853-1866. On the 23d of July, 1853, Pope Pius IX., at the in-stance of the Bishop of Detroit, erected the northernpeninsula of Michigan, with the adjacent islands, intoa Vicariate Apostolic, which was confided to the la-borious missionary, Frederic Baraga, born June 29,1797, in the hereditary seat of his noble ancestors,Treffen Castle, in Carniola. He early acquired, underprivate tutors, Illyrian, German, French, Italian, andLatin, fitting himself for the task of mastering the na-tive languages of America. He studied law in theUniversity of Vienna, but feeling called to the serviceof God at the altar, he laid aside his law books, andafter a divinity course at Laibach was ordained, Sep-tember 21, 1823. He was a zealous missionary forseven years, his sermons and devout publications do-ing much good. The immen

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