Rosendo Salvado

Catholic bishop Date Of Birth : 1814-03-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1900-12-29T00:00:00Z

Rosendo Salvado Rotea OSB (1 March 1814 – 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.

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