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Rev Fr Michael Accolti

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Rev Fr Michael Accolti

Birth
Death
7 Nov 1878 (aged 70–71)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Society of Jesus Plot
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Jesuit Priest, Educator. Entering the priesthood in 1832, Fr. Accolti was sent to the United States in 1844. Ultimately reaching California, he was instrumental in founding the California Jesuits in 1849. In 1851 he co-founded Santa Clara College with Fr. John Nobili, which later became Santa Clara University and is today considered to be the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California.
Jesuit Priest, Educator. Entering the priesthood in 1832, Fr. Accolti was sent to the United States in 1844. Ultimately reaching California, he was instrumental in founding the California Jesuits in 1849. In 1851 he co-founded Santa Clara College with Fr. John Nobili, which later became Santa Clara University and is today considered to be the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California.

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