Martin Marty (bishop)
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The Most Reverend Martin Marty OSB |
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| Bishop of Saint Cloud | |
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| Ordination | 1856 |
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January 12, 1834 Schwyz, Switzerland |
| Died | September 19, 1896 (aged 62) Saint Cloud, Minnesota |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Martin Marty OSB (Schwyz, Switzerland, January 12, 1834 – Saint Cloud, Minnesota, September 19, 1896) was a Benedictine bishop and missionary in America. He was the first Abbot of St. Meinrad Monastery in Indiana, the first Vicar Apostolic of Dakota Territory, and the second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud. His zeal for the Indian Missions earned him the title, "The of the Sioux".
James Joseph Alois Marty was born in the Canton Schwyz in Switzerland on January 12, 1834, the son of a shoemaker and church sexton. Before the age of two, his mouth and face were both severely burned when he attempted to drink from a bottle of acid in his father's shop. The acid caused swelling that nearly suffocated him and left his face permanently disfigured where he had spat it out.
After graduating from the Jesuit-run gymnasium in his hometown, he was granted a musical scholarship to the Jesuit college at Fribourg. After the Sonderbund War of 1847, the Jesuit Order was expelled by Switzerland's Anti-Catholic government and the Benedictine Order was forced to fill the ensuing educational vacuum. On December 21, 1847, young Marty was enrolled at the Benedictine school attached to Einsiedeln Abbey.
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