Claim: Michael Domenec's parents were wealthy, he was educated in Madrid but his family left Spain for political reasons and he was ordained in 1816.
Evidence: Michael Domenec, DD, C.M. (Catalan: Miquel Domènech i Veciana; 1816–1878) was the second Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the only bishop of the short-lived Diocese of Allegheny. Miquel Joan Josep Domènech i Veciana was born on December 27, 1816 and baptized the same day at the parish church of in Reus, near Tarragona, Spain. His parents, Josep Domènech and Tecla Viciana, were of a wealthy family of high social standing. His early education was received at Madrid. The outbreak of the Carlist War interrupted his studies, and at the age of fifteen, his family left Spain for political reasons. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 30, 1839.