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[[Image:Fray Engelhardt SJC 1915 bw.jpg|thumb|right|350px|{{Fray Engelhardt SJC 1915 bw.jpg/credit}}Clerical historian Father Zephyrin Engelhardt, O.F.M. visited [[Mission San Juan Capistrano]] numerous times, beginning in 1915.]] | |||
[[Father#Religion|Father]] '''Zephyrin (Charles Anthony) Engelhardt''', O.F.M., (1851-1934) was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] and clerical historian of the [[Franciscan]] Order. Reverend Engelhardt, known as the "Father of Mission History," compiled extensive histories of the twenty-one [[Spanish missions in California|Spanish missions in Alta California]] as well as other Franciscan settlements in [[Baja California]] and [[Arizona (U.S. state)|Arizona]] during the opening decades of the [[20th century]]. Fray Engelhardt's work is today considered to be the standard authority regarding California mission history. | |||
His many works include: | |||
* ''The Franciscans in California'' (1897) | |||
* ''The Franciscans in Arizona'' (1899) | |||
* ''The Missions and Missionaries of California'' (1908-1915) | |||
Reverend Engelhardt also worked with the [[Pomo people|Pomo]] Native Americans of [[Northern California]] and compiled the vocabulary of their language. | |||
==Quotes== | |||
<blockquote>''The plays could be made most touching and instructive at the same time, without connecting the Fathers in an ''unholy'' way with everlasting, silly femininity, as some would-be poets have done with no foundation in fact, but merely as a manifestation of their own unclean dreams, Godspeed to your work in that line''.</blockquote> | |||
::<small>—Father Engelhardt to [[John S. McGroarty]] regarding McGroarty's then upcoming three-part work ''The Mission Play'', which premiered in April of 1912 (1910).<ref>Deverell, William. (2004). ''Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of Its Mexican Past.'' University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 0520218698.</ref> | |||
==Notes== | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 10 November 2024
Father Zephyrin (Charles Anthony) Engelhardt, O.F.M., (1851-1934) was a German-born Roman Catholic priest and clerical historian of the Franciscan Order. Reverend Engelhardt, known as the "Father of Mission History," compiled extensive histories of the twenty-one Spanish missions in Alta California as well as other Franciscan settlements in Baja California and Arizona during the opening decades of the 20th century. Fray Engelhardt's work is today considered to be the standard authority regarding California mission history.
His many works include:
- The Franciscans in California (1897)
- The Franciscans in Arizona (1899)
- The Missions and Missionaries of California (1908-1915)
Reverend Engelhardt also worked with the Pomo Native Americans of Northern California and compiled the vocabulary of their language.
Quotes
The plays could be made most touching and instructive at the same time, without connecting the Fathers in an unholy way with everlasting, silly femininity, as some would-be poets have done with no foundation in fact, but merely as a manifestation of their own unclean dreams, Godspeed to your work in that line.
- —Father Engelhardt to John S. McGroarty regarding McGroarty's then upcoming three-part work The Mission Play, which premiered in April of 1912 (1910).[1]
Notes
- ↑ Deverell, William. (2004). Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of Its Mexican Past. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 0520218698.