Bishop Baraga's First Church
N 45° 59.686 W 086° 17.567
16T E 554767 N 5093708
Located in a park at Birch / Arrowhead
Waymark Code: WMXYNR
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2018
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Near this site, on May 15, 1832, the Rt. Rev. Frederic Baraga, then a young Catholic missionary to the Indians, established and blessed his first church. A small building of logs and bark, it was built with the willing help of the Indians and dedicated "to the honor of God under the name and patronage of his Virginal Mother Mary." Until his death in 1868 Father Baraga labored selflessly in an area from Minnesota to Sault Ste. Marie, from Grand Rapids to Eagle Harbor. World famous as a missionary, he became upper Michigan's first Roman Catholic Bishop in 1853.
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Registered Site #: S0146
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