Cataldo Mission (Cataldo, Idaho)

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The Jesuits' first missionary contact with the Coeur d'Alene Indians occurred in spring 1842, as Fr. De Smet was enroute to Ft. Colville. Later that summer Fr. De Smet appointed fellow Jesuit Fr. Nicholas Point to establish a mission among them. By the following spring St. Joseph Mission and its associated Indian village was situated along the St. Joe River, near present St. Maries, Idaho, and by fall 1844 about one hundred families were residing there. Unfortunately the site was vulnerable to flooding, so in early 1846 Fr. De Smet ordered the mission relocated.

From the description of Sacred Heart Mission records, 1842-2006. (Graham Public Library). WorldCat record id: 535818521

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creatorOf Cataldo Mission (Cataldo, Idaho). Sacred Heart Mission records, 1842-2006. Gonzaga University, Foley Center Library
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associatedWith Church of the Sacred Heart (Cataldo, Idaho) corporateBody
associatedWith Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart (Cataldo, Idaho) corporateBody
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation (Idaho)
Idaho
Northwest, Pacific
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Education
Coeur d'Alene Indians
Coeur d'Alene Indians
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Missions
Missions
Salishan languages
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Active 1842

Active 2006

Italian,

Latin,

English

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