"Canon Raffaele Martelli (13 March 1811 \u2013 August 1880) was Toodyay's first Catholic priest. He was a scholarly and gentle man who was much loved by settlers of all faiths. Martelli did not keep a diary, but his personality and humour shines through his regular correspondence with his friend Bishop Rosendo Salvado of New Norcia. His letters from Toodyay reveal the day-to-day travails of a priest who started out with no house or church. He had to rely on the goodwill of his parishioners for a roof over his head and food on the table, while a pair of woollen winter socks from Salvado brought him untold joy."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Robyn Taylor"@en . "8326"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "by25au"@en . . . . . . "48119079"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1085057522"^^ . . . . . . "Raffaele Martelli"@en . . "Canon Raffaele Martelli (13 March 1811 \u2013 August 1880) was Toodyay's first Catholic priest. He was a scholarly and gentle man who was much loved by settlers of all faiths. Martelli did not keep a diary, but his personality and humour shines through his regular correspondence with his friend Bishop Rosendo Salvado of New Norcia. His letters from Toodyay reveal the day-to-day travails of a priest who started out with no house or church. He had to rely on the goodwill of his parishioners for a roof over his head and food on the table, while a pair of woollen winter socks from Salvado brought him untold joy."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .