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The Cross In The Valley ; The History Of The Establishment Of The Catholic Church In The Northern San Joaquin Valley Of California Up To 1863, Robert Eugene Bonta
The Cross In The Valley ; The History Of The Establishment Of The Catholic Church In The Northern San Joaquin Valley Of California Up To 1863, Robert Eugene Bonta
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
This thesis is the story of the development of the Catholic Church in San Joaquin County and the adjacent areas that were served by the pioneer clergymen of Stockton 1 s St. Mary's Church from approximately 1851 to 186). These first dozen years of Central California Catholicism cover the pastorates of Stockton's first four priests: Fathers Dominic Blaive, Cornelius Delahunty, Robert Maurice, and Joseph Gallagher. These dozen years mark the transition of Stockton from a hectic supply center for the Southern Mines to a stable community whose economy became, based upon the agricultural production of its surrounding rural areas. These …