Monterey County CA Archives Biographies.....Sorrentini, Cajetanus 1815 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

VERY REV. CAJETANUS SORRENTINI was born in Rome, Italy, August 7, 1815. From his
youth up he felt called to the ecclesiastical state, and hence devoted himself
assiduously to study and preparation for the work before him. His early
education was received in Naples, which he completed at the Jesuit College in
Rome, where he graduated and was ordained priest on September 19, 1839. Shortly
after his ordination he was appointed a professor of theology in the Seminary of
Amolfi, Italy, which position he retained till he received instructions from the
Propaganda to journey to Jerusalem in the capacity of a missionary. After three
years of severe labor in this field, his impaired health compelled him to return
to his native Rome, but not till he had left behind him a substantial memorial
of his zeal and humanity in the construction of St. John's Hospital, which he
founded and pushed to completion.

  After recruiting himself in "The Eternal City," he came to the United States,
and was for a time assigned to important pastorates in the dioceses of
Philadelphia and of New Orleans. He also, in a religious capacity, visited Peru
and Chili and other countries on the west coast of South America, where his
eloquence as a pulpit orator attracted much attention.

  In 1877 Father Sorrentini came to Salinas, Monterey county, California, where
he has since continued to reside. On his arrival here the outlook was not
promising. There was no pastoral residence, only a small wooden church, and the
flock had grown negligent. He set himself to work to restore matters, to renew
and reform, and now the fruit of his labor is seen in a handsome brick church,
with frescoed walls, containing a costly marble altar; a parochial school, with
accommodations for one hundred and fifty pupils; a comfortable residence for the
pastor; and a spirit of unity and zeal in the congregation that is indeed
refreshing.

  His golden jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination, was celebrated
in Salinas, September 19, 1889; on which occasion a vast concourse of the clergy
and high dignitaries of the church assembled to felicitate the venerable priest.


Additional Comments:
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Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.


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