Loretto in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rev Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin

A Shepherd of Souls • A Preacher of the Word • A Servant of the Lord

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 3, 2014

1. Rev Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin Marker

Inscription. Born at The Hague, Netherlands, December 20th, 1770
Died at Loretto, Pennsylvania, May 6th, 1840 He was ordained March 18th, 1795, and spent most of his priestly life as pioneer missionary in the Allegheny Mountains. In his travels through these regions, he frequently stopped at this spring, which became known as the "Prince Gallitzin Spring"

The just shall be in everlasting remembrance
PS 111-7

Erected 1916 by Young Mens Institute, Altoona, Pennsylvania, Columbus Council No. 120.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is March 18, 1799.

Location. 40° 30.167′ N, 78° 37.885′ W. Marker is in Loretto, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is on St Mary Street near Syberton Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Loretto PA 15940, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loretto (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Loretto (a few steps from this marker); Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel (within shouting distance of this marker); Demetrius Gallitzin

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Loretto Area Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); "The Angelus" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Main / The Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charles M. Schwab Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Loretto.

Also see . . . Rev Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on May 3, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 3, 2014

2. Rev Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin Marker

Spring is to the right of the marker

Rev Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin image. Click for full size.

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3. Rev Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin

from Life of Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin, Prince and Priest by Sarah M Brownson & Orestes Augustus Brownson, 1873.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on September 17, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.