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Pierz Police Department (Minnesota)
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 * Pierz Township, Morrison County, Minnesota {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Xavier Pierz
Francis Xavier Pierz ( sl, Franc Pirc or ''Franc Pirec''; german: link=no, Franz Pierz) (November 20, 1785 – January 22, 1880) was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary to the Ottawa and Ojibwe Indians in present-day Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, and Minnesota. Because his letters convinced numerous Catholic German Americans to settle in Central Minnesota, he is referred to as the "Father of the Diocese of Saint Cloud." Early life Father Pierz was born to a peasant family in Godič, near the Carniolan town of Kamnik in the Austrian Empire (now Slovenia) on November 20, 1785, and baptized ''Franz Xav. Pierz''. He entered the seminary of Ljubljana in the fall of 1810 and was ordained on March 13, 1813, by Bishop Kovacic.Grace McDonald,Father Francis Pierz Missionary" ''Minnesota History'', vol. 10, 107–125. Two of his brothers also became priests. After seven years as assistant pastor of the mountain parishes of Kranjska Gora and Fusine in Valromana (Bela Peč, in Slovene), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierz, Minnesota
Pierz is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2020 census. History Pierz was named for Father Francis Xavier Pierz ( sl, Franc Pirc), a Slovenian Roman Catholic priest who came to Minnesota in the early 1850s as a missionary to the native Ojibwe people. The town was incorporated on January 12, 1892, under the name ''Rich Prairie'', but on August 15, 1894, the residents voted to change the name to Pierz in F. X. Pierz's honor. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land. Minnesota State Highways 25 and 27 are two of the main routes in the city. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,393 people, 585 households, and 339 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 605 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
