Alemany, Joseph Sadoc, 1814-1888
Person
Biography
Joseph Sadoc Alemany (1814-1888) was a Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary. He served as the first Bishop of Monterey (California) from 1850 until 1853, and as the first Archbishop of San Francisco from 1853 until 1884. Alemany founded Saint Mary's College in San Francisco in 1863. Alemany requested assistance from Rome to help with the College and in 1868 Saint Mary's College was handed over to the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Alemany returned to Spain in 1885 and died there three years later. In 1965 his body was brought back to San Francisco and entombed in Colma, California.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Saint Mary's College of California Early History Collection
Collection
Identifier: SMCA-2020-HIS
Scope and Contents
The Saint Mary's College of California Early History Collection contains 38 boxes and 36 folders. The intellectual content of the collection is focused on the early years of the college in both San Francisco and Oakland before the school moved to its Moraga location. Materials in the collection are organized to highlight documents related to the founding of the college, financial and academic records for both campuses, items specific to the San Francisco and Oakland campus years, student...
Dates:
1863 - 1927
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- Subject: Brickpile Campus (Oakland) X