Demetrius Gallitzin
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Gosffo
N 40° 30.125 W 078° 37.855
17T E 700744 N 4486182
Russian prince-priest,The Apostle of the Alleghenies.
Waymark Code: WM7GX7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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Marker Text: Here is the tomb of the Russian prince-priest who gave up a life of ease for a frontier mission. Founder of Loretto, Catholic colony, 1799. St. Michael's is on the site of his chapel. He died here May 6, 1840.
Marker Name: Demetrius Gallitzin

County: Cambria

Date Dedicated: 08/19/1947

Marker Type: Roadside

Location: SR 1005 (former LR 276), Loretto

Category: Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion

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