Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Brief Biological Sketches of the Deceased Bishops and Priests Who Labored in the Diocese of Pittsburgh From the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol. 1: With an Historical Introduction; From 1749 to 1860
Mention has already been made of the series of articles in the two Catholic papers and the history of the diocese. To these should be added a large number of historical articles in both religious and secular newspapers, and historical papers and lectures read and delivered on various occasions, including the centenary celebrations of a number of western Pennsylvania towns, etc. Among other historical data, he has a large number of valuable historical documents, letters, books and pamphlets - everything of the kind he could lay his hand ou such as a brief English and another German biography of the illustrious Very Rev. Demetrius A. Gallitzin, and two English and a German Life of the same distinguished missionary; a German history of the Benedictine Order in this country published in 1874; a number of sketches of congregations; a large number of letters to Rev. Thomas Heyden, of Bedford, and drafts of his replies; still more of Very Rev.
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