The Tomb of Most Rev, Frederic Baraga located in St. Peters Cathederal. The entrance for the tomb is on the S. 4th Street side of the building. Access is available during the day.
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"In 1853, he was elevated to bishop by Pope Pius IX, and consecrated November 1, 1853 in Cincinnati, Ohio by Archbishop John Purcell. He was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, now the Diocese of Marquette. At about this time he began to keep a diary, written in several languages, preserving accounts of his missionary travels and his relationship with his sister Amalia. During this time, the area experienced a population explosion, as immigrants arrived to work in the copper and iron mines near Houghton, Ontonagon, and Marquette, Michigan. This presented a challenge, since he had few priests, and would now have to tend to the needs of the miners and the native population. On the other hand, it signaled the increased development of the area, particularly improving travel on Lake Superior.
Nonetheless, the only way to travel in winter was on snowshoes, which he continued to manage into his sixties. A final challenge was the diversity of the region, which included the native inhabitants, the original French settlers, and the new German and Irish miners. Difficulties arose because of language problems: while Bishop Baraga himself spoke eight languages fluently, he had trouble recruiting priests who could do the same.
Bishop Baraga traveled twice to Europe to raise money for his diocese, on one trip he was presented a jeweled cross and episcopal ring by Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, which the bishop sold.
In addition, he wrote numerous letters to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith describing his missionary activities. These letters were widely published at the time, and were instrumental in inspiring both Saint John Neumann and Father Francis Xavier Pierz to come to the United States. In time, Baraga became renowned throughout Europe for his work. In his last ten years, his health gradually declined; he became intermittently deaf and suffered a series of strokes. He died January 19, 1868 in Marquette, Michigan. He is buried there in the crypt beneath the Cathedral of Saint Peter."
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