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BELGIANS IN AMERICA:    Biographies of Belgian settlers  

P. Louis Dold arrived April 4, 1851 [ at SS. Peter and Paul's Church at Cumberland, Md. ] He was born October 28, 1821, in Belgium; come to America March 19, 1851: made profess in the Order November 6. 1843; was ordained December 21. 1850, and died December 29, 1882 in Philadelphia in the Convent of St. Peter. His prominence as a linguist enabled him to accomplish much good among all classes. English, Germans, French, Dutch, Italians, and Spaniards were alike benefited by his vigorous activity for their spiritual wants. His genius for the art of drawing and designing was greatly admired by all. It was he that not only designed but also directed the work of the beautiful Gothic altar and pulpit. In the year 1858 he left Cumberland for St. Thomas, W. I., from whence he was sent to Chili and Peru returning in his sixtieth year to the United States.

The arrival of Father Van de Braak, from Belgium to Cumberland is noted in this [1852] year's records.

Source : (collective work) : Fifty years of SS. Peter and Paul's Church at Cumberland, Md., 1848-1898 : memory leaves of the golden jubilee festivity.; Cumberland, Md.: Cumberland Freie Presse Print., 1898, 230 pgs.