Mathias Loras
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Pierre-Jean-Mathias Loras was a French Catholic priest in the United States who served as the first Bishop of Dubuque, in what would become the state of Iowa. He was the first president of Spring Hill
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Seal of Bishop Loras
Venerable Reverend Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli (pre-1923)
Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa (2008)
Loras College
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Loras College is a private Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and is the oldest post-secondary institution in the state of Iowa.
Mathias Loras
…the state of Iowa. He was the first president of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, from 1830 to 1832, and is the founder of what is now known as Loras College in Dubuque. Mathias Loras was born to a wealthy aristocratic family in Lyon, France, on August 30, 1792. He was a descendant of a French noble of the…
Keane Hall
Keane Hall (2007)
Christ The King Chapel (2020)
Academic Resource Center (2007)