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Lifetime: 1798 - 1870 Passed: ≈ 154 years ago

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Thomas Heyden

Books by Thomas Heyden

Memoir on the Life and Character of the Rev. Prince Demetrius A. de Gallitzin Cover image

Memoir on the Life and Character of the Rev. Prince Demetrius A. de Gallitzin

History Non-Fiction Religion Biography
Biography Faith Spirituality Catholicism Frontier Pioneer Missionary Early America Religious life Allegheny Mountains Clergy Pennsylvania

This memoir chronicles the life and character of Prince Demetrius Augustine de Gallitzin, a Russian nobleman who renounced his aristocratic title and embraced a life of missionary work on the American frontier. Known as "Father Smith," he dedicated...