Rosendo Salvado
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Rosendo Salvado Rotea OSB (1 March 1814 ā 29 December 1900) was a Spanish Benedictine monk, missionary, bishop, pianist, composer, author, founder and first abbot of the Territorial Abbey of New Norcia in Western Australia. Salvado introduced the blue gum to Galicia, a species which displaced the native Spanish chestnut and oak.[3]
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Dom Rosendo Salvado | |
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1st Roman Catholic abbot | |
Church | Territorial Abbey of New Norcia |
Diocese | Perth |
Installed | 12 March 1867 |
Term ended | 29 December 1900[1] |
Successor | Fulgentius Antonio Torres |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Port Essington (1849 ā 1867) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 23 February 1839 (Priest) in Naples[2] |
Consecration | 15 August 1849 (Bishop)[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | (1814-03-01)1 March 1814 |
Died | 29 December 1900(1900-12-29) (aged 86) Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome |
Buried | New Norcia |
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
Profession | Cleric |
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