St. Francis Xavier Church - St. Francisville, IL
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N 38° 35.484 W 087° 38.826
16S E 443645 N 4271633
Since 1818, and still very active today.
Waymark Code: WM8CJW
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2010
Views: 1
County of Church: Lawrence County
Historic Marker Erected by: Illinois Daughters of the American Colonists
Date Marker Erected: March 10, 1985
Text of That Marker:
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCHIn memory of the early French missionaries and settlers who came to this area in the late 18th Century and the Catholic faith that they rooted in the lives of the people on the banks of the Wabash River.
1818-1819 The establishment and construction of the first log chapel
1836 Father John Courbe becomes the first resident pastor
1838 The dedication of the 2nd Church by Bishop Brute.
1842 The opening of the first Catholic School by the Sisters of Providence.
1887 The construction of the frame church.
1916 The erection of the present brick Church in Italian renaissance architecture.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1818
Date of building construction: 01/01/1916
Dominant Architectural Style: Italian Renaissance
Diocese: Diocese of Belleville
Address/Location:
711 Main St.,
P.O. Box 45,
St. Francisville, IL USA
62460
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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