St. Francis Xavier Church - 1818 to 1916 - Francisville, IL
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N 38° 35.484 W 087° 38.826
16S E 443645 N 4271633
French missionaries established roots around which the town flourished.
Waymark Code: WMP01A
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2015
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County of plaque: Lawrence County
Location of plaque: 7th St. & Main St., St. Francisville
Plaque erected: March 10, 1985
Plaque erected by: Illinois Daughters of the American Colonists
Marker Text:
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH
In 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.
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