Alemany, Joseph Sadoc, 1814-1888
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.
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San Francisco Years, 1863 - 1889
The San Francisco Years searies contains materials related to the the campus and history of St. Mary's during the years that the college was located in San Francisco in various formats including ephemera, correspondence, photographs, drawings, maps, biographies, and historical accounts.
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