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"Missionary Labors of Fathers Marquette, Menard and Allouez" by Chrysostom Verwyst

Vocabulary:

Jesuit

missionary

mass

missions

Interesting Fact:

Allouez worked among 20 different tribes over the course of 32 years.

Study Questions:

Who were other missionaries in early Wisconsin?

How successful were they at converting the Indians over to Christianity?

Where were the missions located that Allouez founded?

U.S. historical events that occurred on April 20:

1812: George Clinton becomes the first vice president to die in office.

1999: Twelve students and one teacher are shot and killed at Columbine High School during a shooting spree by two students.

April 20

April 20, 1670: Claude Jean Allouez, Jesuit missionary, celebrated the first mass in the interior of Wisconsin, near Oshkosh. Allouez founded several missions in the region.

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April 20, 1670: Claude Jean Allouez, Jesuit missionary, celebrated the first mass in the interior of Wisconsin, near Oshkosh. Allouez founded several missions in the region.