Prince Gallitzin and the Lost World of American Catholics: "The Prince-Priest" D. A. Gallitzin (1770-1840)

TitlePrince Gallitzin and the Lost World of American Catholics: "The Prince-Priest" D. A. Gallitzin (1770-1840)
Year of Publication2011
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes343 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsMarkovic, Matthew
PublisherSt. Matthew Books and Editorial
CityJohnstown, PA
KeywordsAllegheny 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