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Reverend Joseph Strub, founder of the Pittsburgh Catholic College
Photographer: Unknown
Taken: Circa 1878
Caption: Reverend Joseph Strub, founder of the Pittsburgh Catholic College
Additional Description: Expelled from Germany in 1872 during Otto von Bismarck's Kulturkampf, Father Joseph Strub (1833-1890) moved first to Ohio and then to Pittsburgh. There, in 1878, he and fellow Spiritans opened the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost (today's Duquesne University), the first Catholic college in Pittsburgh. Courtesy of Duquesne University Archives.
Submitted: July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p164170
File Size: 0.554 Megabytes

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