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John Lancaster Spalding

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Catholic bishop

United StatesWritersLived 1840 to 1916 · aged 76
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John Lancaster Spalding was an American Catholic author, poet, advocate for higher education, the first bishop of Peoria in Illinois from 1877 to 1908. C. and a co-creator of the Baltimore Catechism. Spalding was also a prolific writer on religion and education.

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Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (2019)Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (2019)Coal strike arbitration commission. Spalding is standing in the back row, second from the right (1902)Coal strike arbitration commission. Spalding is standing in the back row, second from the right (1902)Historical marker commemorating Spalding in Lebanon, Kentucky (2014)Historical marker commemorating Spalding in Lebanon, Kentucky (2014)

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John Lancaster Spalding was an American Catholic author, poet, advocate for higher education, the first bishop of Peoria in Illinois from 1877 to 1908. He was also a co-founder of the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. and a co-creator of the Baltimore Catechism. Spalding was also a prolific writer on religion and education.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1840 to 1916 · aged 76
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