Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) - Vincennes, IN
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YoSam.
N 38° 40.755 W 087° 32.049
16S E 453538 N 4281318
Old church, old French and Revolutionary cemetery, old libraries
Waymark Code: WM108GM
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2019
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County of site: Knox County
Location of site: 204 Church St., Vincennes
Built: 1826
Phone: (812) 882-5638
Toll Free: (800) 886-6443
Fax: 8128824042
Priest: Father Dave Fleck
"The Old Cathedral Complex consists of the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier and French & Indian cemetery. The current "Old Cathedral" was built in 1826, and stands on the site of three previous churches. The first was a crude log structure built about 1732, where the first Catholic parish in Indiana was formed. Four bishops are buried in the crypt of the current Cathedral, and the adjoining cemetery is the final resting place of over 4,000 early citizens of Vincennes." ~ Vincennes/Knox County Visitors and Tourism Bureau
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