Meet the “snowshoe priest” who evangelized Upper Michigan

Ven. Frederic Baraga traveled countless miles in his snowshoes to preach the Gospel message.Born in 1797 in Slovenia, Irenaeus Frederic Baraga discovered early on that he had a gift for languages. By the age of 21 Baraga mastered Slovenian, German, French, Greek and Latin. This ability to master foreign tongues would serve him well later Read More…