St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Lagro, Indiana)
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church | |
 St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, April 2008 | |
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| Location | W. Main St., Lagro, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°50′11″N 85°43′48″W / 40.83639°N 85.73000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1870-1873 |
| Built by | Campion, Father Matthew E. |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000306[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 1999 |
The Oratory of St. Patrick, also known as St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Lagro, Indiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
Jesuit Missionaries, on their way from Montreal, Canada, to Vincennes, visited Lagro as early as 1800. The missionary, Father Stephen Badin, stopped here, in 1833, on his way from Fort Wayne to Logansport. Irish immigrants came to the area to work on construction of Wabash and Erie Canal, 1834–1837. Many bought land and stayed as permanent residents.[2] The parish was founded in 1836. In 1838, Thomas Fitzgibbon donated two lots, and a frame church, 30x40 feet was erected.
Rev. John Ryan, was pastor of St. Patrick's from 1848 to 1865. Mission stations were Huntington, Wabash, Warsaw and Pierceton, where Mass was offered in private homes. The church bell was obtained during the tenure of Father Ryan. It was brought by ox cart from Buffalo. It hangs in the present church. Rev. George Steiner was pastor from 1866 until 1868. Steiner bought a frame house for $200, and opened in it the first parochial school, with Julia Cannon, the teacher. After completion of the new church, the parish school was relocated to the old frame building, staffed by the Sisters of St. Francis of Lafayette.[3]
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