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Description
Portrait of Rev. John Bapst (1815-1887), S.J., (Society of Jesus).
Father Bapst was a Jesuit Missionary who came to Maine in 1853. His first mission was Indian Island, Old Town serving the Native American community, primarily the Penobscots. He was tarred and feathered by the Know Nothing vigilantes in Ellsworth on October 14, 1854, because he insisted that the Catholic students be allowed to read the Catholic Bible in public school, rather than the Protestant Bible, which was part of the curriculum at that time.
He was brought to Bangor to recuperate from his injuries and later built St. John's Catholic Church on York Street. Father Bapst went on to become the first president of Boston College, serving in that capacity from 1863 to 1869.
About This Item
- Title: John Bapst, Bangor, ca. 1860
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 17.6 cm x 12.5 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- American party--Maine--Ellsworth
- Bapst, John--Portrait photographs
- Catholic church--United States--Maine
- Catholics--United States--Maine
- Jesuits--United States--Maine
- Missionaries--United States--Maine
- Persecution--Maine--Ellsworth
- Tarring & feathering--Maine--Ellsworth
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Other Keywords
- Jesuit Missionary
- Know Nothings
- Religious persecution
- Roman Catholic
- Society of Jesus
- Woodstock Letters
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John Bapst Memorial High School100 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401
207-947-0313
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