GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 4: Outside United States
Italy: IT-4

Dominicans. Generalitia
Convento Santa Sabina
Pizza Pietro d’Illiria Aventino
00153 Roma, Italia 

 

History: St. Dominic Guzman founded the Dominicans (a.k.a. Order of Preachers) in France, 1217. They self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “O.P.” and made their first U.S. foundation in Kentucky, 1805. Throughout the United States they have evangelized Native Americans through the following provinces. For more information, see the guide entries on the province archives.

1820s-1830s	St. Joseph Eastern Province (Archives: New York, New York): Michigan, Wisconsin
1968-present	St. Albert the Great Central Province (Archives: Chicago, Illinois): Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
1973-present	Most Holy Name of Jesus Western Province (Archives: Oakland, California): Alaska, California

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans in the United States: Unknown. 

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.

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