First Bishop of Cincinnati. Founding American Dominican Friar. Born in St. Mary's County, MD, he was educated in Belgium, joined the Dominicans (1790), and was ordained (1793). After a short imprisonment by the French republicans he went to England and taught in Surrey, a new Dominican college. Returning to the United States in 1804 he set out for a Western mission. In 1819 he built the first church in Cinncinnati, and founded Athenaeum, now Xavier University, He was responsible for building a total of eight churches. His consecration as Bishop in 1822 was celebrated at Saint Rose Church.
First Bishop of Cincinnati. Founding American Dominican Friar. Born in St. Mary's County, MD, he was educated in Belgium, joined the Dominicans (1790), and was ordained (1793). After a short imprisonment by the French republicans he went to England and taught in Surrey, a new Dominican college. Returning to the United States in 1804 he set out for a Western mission. In 1819 he built the first church in Cinncinnati, and founded Athenaeum, now Xavier University, He was responsible for building a total of eight churches. His consecration as Bishop in 1822 was celebrated at Saint Rose Church.
