SLO: Friderik Baraga je bil slovenski misijonar, škof in popotnik. Zaradi svojega dela je predlagan za svetnika.
Rodil se je 28. 6. 1797 v Mali vasi pri Dobrniču kot četrti otrok očetu Janezu Nepomuku Baragi in materi Mariji Katarini Jožefi. Krščen je bil kot Irenej Friderik Baraga, a prvega imena ni nikoli uporabljal. Družina je bila premožna in bogaboječa, zato so otroci lahko prejeli dobro izobrazbo.
Friderik je po smrti staršev živel v Ljubljani in Moravčah. Na Dunaju je študiral pravo in ga leta 1821 dokončal. Po končanem študiju je prestopil v bogoslovje in leta 1823 postal duhovnik. Kot kaplan je štiri leta služboval v Šmartinu pri Kranju (Cerkev sv. Martina v Stražišču pri Kranju) in dve leti v Metliki. Pri vernikih je bil izredno priljubljen, a s strani ostalih duhovnikov pogosto nerazumljen.
Odločil se je za misijonarski poklic in leta 1830 odpotoval v ZDA. Deloval je med plemeni Otava in Očipva. V Cincinnatiju v Ohiu je bil leta 1852 posvečen v škofa. Zadnja leta svojega življenja je služboval v mestu Marquette, kjer je 19. 1. 1868 umrl in je tudi pokopan.
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ENG: Frederic Baraga (Slovene: Friderik Baraga) was a Slovenian Roman Catholic missionary, bishop and traveler. Because of his work he is proposed for beatification.
He was born on 28. 6. 1797 in Mala vas near Dobrnič as fourth child of father Janez Nepomuk Baraga and mother Marija Katarina Jožefa. He was baptized as Irenej Friderik Baraga, but he never used his first name. The family was quite wealthy and religious, therefore they take special care about the education of their children.
After his parents death Frederic lived in Ljubljana and Moravče. He studied law in Vienna and in 1821 finished it with a degree. After that he switched to theology and in 1823 became a priest. First he served four years as a chaplain in Šmartin near Kranj (Church of St. Martin in Stražišče near Kranj), later he served for two years in Metlika. He was extremely popular by his believers, but not so much by other priests.
In 1830 he went to USA where he became a missionary. He worked with Ottawa and Ojibway tribes. In 1852 he became a bishop in Cincinnati Ohio. He spent his last years in a city Marquette, where he died on 19. 1. 1868. He is buried in Marquette.
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