Near Latrobe in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S. B.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015
1. Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. Marker
Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.
Founder of the Benedictine Order in the United States,
Archabbot of St. Vincent,
First President of the American Cassinese Congregation,
Born at Thalmassing, Bavaria, January 14, 1809,
Died at St. Vincent, December 8, 1887
I.O.G.D
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 14, 1846.
Location. 40° 17.557′ N, 79° 24.006′ W. Marker is near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It can be reached from Monastery Road. Located at Saint Vincent Basilica, on the campus of Saint Vincent College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Latrobe PA 15650, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 Viceroyalty of New France,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Vincent (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Vincent Gristmill and Westlands (approx. ¼ mile away); Saint Vincent Shaft Veterans Monument (approx. half a mile away); Twelve Mile Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Xavier's (approx. 1.1 miles away); Unity Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Unity Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Latrobe.
Also see . . .
1. Rev Boniface Sebastian Wimmer at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Saint Vincent College. (Submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015
2. Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. Marker and Statue
Marker is on the base of the statue
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015
3. Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2021
4. Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on October 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
