Place:Ober-Munjou, Samara, Russia

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NameOber-Munjou
Alt namesOber-Monjour
Obermunjour
Obermonjou
Krivovka
Kriwowskoje
TypeColony
Coordinates51°N 46°E
Located inSamara, Russia     (1767 - )
See alsoNeu Ober Monjou, Samara, Russiadaughter colony est. 1859

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History

Ober-Monjou was founded as a Roman Catholic colony on 5 March 1767 by Baron Caneau de Beauregard.

In 1859, a daughter colony was established by colonists from Ober-Monjou seeking additional farm land. The daughter colony was called Neu-Ober-Monjou.

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Church

The congregation in Ober-Monjou was part of parish headquartered in Katharinenstadt. The Catholic church in Ober-Monjou was built of stone and dedicated to "The Immaculate Conception" on 28 September 1897. This structure no longer exists.

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Priests

The parish in Ober-Monjou was served by the following priests:

  • Alexander Tortschinski (1887)
  • Valentin Greiner (1889-1898)
  • Peter Bach (1889-1901)
  • Johannes Beilmann, III (1901-1909)
  • Michael Hatzenboller (1905-1907)
  • Johannes Bach
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