Pierz may refer to: Francis Xavier Pierz, Roman Catholic missionary to the Ottawa and Ojibwa Indians Pierz, Minnesota, a small city in the United States...
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Pierz is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2020 census. Pierz was named for Father Francis Xavier Pierz...
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Pierz Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 513 at the 2000 census. Pierz Township was organized in...
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Francis Xavier Pierz (Slovene: Franc Pirc or Franc Pirec; German: Franz Pierz) (November 20, 1785 – January 22, 1880) was a Slovenian-American Roman Catholic...
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easily be compared to the German Till Eulenspiegel. Father Francis Xavier Pierz, a pioneer missionary priest, is the subject of many tales told among the...
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John Stumpf (category People from Pierz, Minnesota)
public and lawmakers. He was succeeded by Timothy J. Sloan. A native of Pierz, Minnesota, Stumpf grew up as one of 11 children on a dairy and poultry...
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could reach him, Roman Catholic priest and missionary Father Francis Xavier Pierz entered Hole in the Day's camp at great personal risk and convinced the...
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station on the Soo Line Railroad, which originally went by the name of "New Pierz". It had several other buildings, including a post office, a saloon, and...
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invited to the area by Slovenian-American missionary Fr. Francis Xavier Pierz and which remained, until shortly before the Second World War, a major center...
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Xavier Pierz came to the area in 1852 and started many communities in central Minnesota, including Sobieski and Rich Prairie (later renamed Pierz) in Morrison...
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St. Joseph's Church-Catholic is a historic church on Main Street in Pierz, Minnesota, United States. It was built 1886–1888 and was added to the National...
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widely in Europe, inspiring the priests John Neumann and Francis Xavier Pierz to emigrate to the United States. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI declared him...
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main routes in the community. Highway 25 leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Pierz and southeast 23 miles (37 km) to Foley. County Road 34 (93rd Street) leads...
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Alma Pine Saint Johns Landing Camp 23 23 26 11.8 Alomestria Pond Morrison Pierz Alott Morrison Fort Ripley 37.22 32 34 8.6 Alumni Stearns Fairhaven 2 2...
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School District Onamia Public School District Pequot Lakes Public Schools Pierz Public School District Pine River-Backus Public School District National...
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the New World by the German Catholic peasant pioneers whom Francis Xavier Pierz had persuaded to settle in Central Minnesota following the Treaty of Traverse...
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Jim Northrup (writer) Keller Paap (educator and author) Francis Xavier Pierz (19th century Roman Catholic priest, poet, and missionary to the Ojibwe...
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1,475 +1.90% Stearns 298 Madison † 1,491 1,518 −1.78% Lac qui Parle 299 Pierz 1,460 1,418 +2.96% Morrison 300 Dawson 1,433 1,466 −2.25% Lac qui Parle...
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Marilyn J. Chiat described early settlement in the region, "Father Francis X. Pierz, a missionary to [Native Americans] in central Minnesota, published a series...
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Katie Miron Washington County Hugo 2011 Mary Zahurones Morrison County Pierz 2012 Christine Reitsma Stearns County Sauk Centre 2013 MarJenna McWilliam...
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America's religious architecture Marilyn J. Chiat commented, "Father Francis X. Pierz, a missionary to Indians in central Minnesota, published a series of articles...
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surrounded by Leigh Township. It is 12 miles (19 km) east-northeast of Pierz, 28 miles (45 km) east of Little Falls, the county seat, and 16 miles (26 km)...
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as the main route in the community, leading southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Pierz and 20 miles (32 km) to Little Falls, the county seat, and east 20 miles...
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10, 1970 Pierz, Minnesota, United States Roger Arkuszewski, 18 1 dead Roger Arkuszewski, 18-year-old student, was strangled to death at Pierz Healy High...
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tornado dissipated. EF1 W of Pierz to Lastrup Morrison MN 45°58′N 94°10′W / 45.97°N 94.17°W / 45.97; -94.17 (Pierz (Aug. 29, EF1)) 20:35–20:43 7...
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eastern states, who were recruited to the region by Father Francis Xavier Pierz, a Catholic priest who also ministered as a missionary to Native Americans...
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1850s by Catholic immigrants invited by local missionary Fr. Francis Xavier Pierz. According to local historian Fr. Colman J. Barry, during the traditional...
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Father Francis Xavier Pierz, Bishop Baraga's friend and fellow Slovenian, was also assigned to Cross Village for many years. Father Pierz, however, was bothered...
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exposed. Grazulis April 14 1886 United States Minnesota Little Rock, Buckman, Pierz Township 2 (7 injuries) 1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak – Two...
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