Francis Xavier Pierz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Xavier Pierz

American-Slovenian writer and priest

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1785

Place of Birth: Godič, Osrednjeslovenska Statistical Region, Slovenia

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1880

Profession: poet, missionary, Catholic priest, theologian, fruit grower

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Francis Xavier Pierz (Slovene: Franc Pirc or Franc Pirec; German: Franz Pierz) (November 21, 1785 – January 22, 1880) was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary to the Ottawa and Ojibwe Indians in present-day Michigan, Ontario, and Minnesota.
Because he attracted numerous Catholic German Americans to settle in Central Minnesota, he is referred to as the "Father of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud."