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This memorial collection is dedicated to bishop, missionary and linguist Friderik Irenej Baraga (1797-1868), and is arranged in two rooms of his birthplace, a manor in Mala vas. The collection consists of the Baraga memorial room, which exhibits personal belongings, and a room presenting his missionary activities among the native peoples of North America. The collection is managed by the Archbishop`s Ordinariate in Ljubljana.

A county and a village in Michigan (U.S.A.) have been named after the bishop. He worked among the fur-traders and Indians from 1831 till his death and wrote a cathecism in Ojibwa language as well as its grammar and dictionary.

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-A county and a village in Michigan (U.S.A.) have been named after the bishop. He worked among the Native Americans in the area from 1830 till his death. He wrote a cathecism in Ottawa language and Chippewa grammar and dictionary.
+A county and a village in Michigan (U.S.A.) have been named after the bishop. He worked among the fur-traders and Indians from 1831 till his death and wrote a cathecism in Ojibwa language as well as its grammar and dictionary.
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 * [http://www.dobrnic.si/turizem.html#7 Dobrnič Cultural and Tourist Association web page]
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Baraga Friderik Irenej Baraga on Wikipedia]
+* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=38403 Baraga's biography on ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']
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