Rev Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin

Born at The Hague, Netherlands, on December 20th, 1770, Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin died at Loretto, Pennsylvania, on May 6th, 1840. He was ordained on March 18th, 1795, and spent most of his priestly life as a pioneer missionary in the Allegheny Mountains. During his travels through these regions, he frequently stopped at this spring, which became known as the Prince Gallitzin Spring.

Loretto, Pennsylvania · United States