Title | Prince Gallitzin and the Lost World of American Catholics: "The Prince-Priest" D. A. Gallitzin (1770-1840) |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Publication Type | Novel |
Number of Pages or Episodes | 343 p. |
Language | English |
Authors | Markovic, Matthew |
Publisher | St. Matthew Books and Editorial |
City | Johnstown, PA |
Keywords | Allegheny Portage Railroad; Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin (1770-1840); immigrants; Irish Americans; priests; Roman Catholics; Russian Americans; Russian Orthodox Christians |
Abstract | A fictionalized account of the Cambria County years of missionary priest Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin, a Russian aristocrat who converted to Roman Catholicism and formed the first Catholic colony in Western Pennsylvania. |
Author Biography | Matthew Markovic (1952— ) writes history and fiction about the Roman Catholic Church in North America. |
Time | 1770s-1840s |