In 1843. the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary settled in Dubuque where they opened an academy for girls. These two institutions were the forerunners of todays Loras and Clarke colleges in Dubuque. About this time the French Canadian and Indian populations were beginning to decrease in Iowa. as more immigrants began to reach the State. Many Irish. German. and Czechoslovakians were persuaded to settle throughout the region. primarily through the efforts of Father Loras. Father Loras was also able to recruit many priests from these countries to serve in Iowa and succeeded in persuading the Trappist monks from Ireland to move to Dubuque. In 1846. the first German parish was founded by a group of immigrants from Vienna. They settled the community of New Vienna and built a beautiful cathedral known as St. Boniface.
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