One of the Mission Priests who served Edwardsville in that first year was Father Michael Carroll, from Ireland. Samuel Buchmaster deeded to Bishop Rosati a plot of land for the “Roman Catholic Congregation of Edwardsville.”Īccording to an earlier Church history, until the church was completed, the Sacraments were celebrated once or twice a month in the home of Mr. Louis agreed to establish a parish in Edwardsville. Louis included the western half of Illinois. Louis for their own congregation and church.Īt the time, the Diocese of St. As the group grew to 25 pioneer families, they decided to appeal to the Bishop of St. Some of the other families recorded in this congregation were: Desmond, Drda, Dunn, Flynn, Grainey, Halley, Krouse, Manion, McNeilly, Purcell, and Werner. Among the hosts of the services were Mrs. īetween 18, the Catholics in Edwardsville met in homes to worship. Prior to 1842, the town of Edwardsville had no official Catholic parish and no pastor, relying on circuit-riding priests to celebrate Mass. In 1813, as the area became more developed, Kirkpatrick named the young town Edwardsville, after his friend, Ninian Edwards. That cabin was approximately 300 yards from (what is now) North Main Street at the north end of Kirkpatrick Lane. In 1805, Thomas Kirkpatrick built a one-room log cabin on the ridge above Cahokia Creek, thus becoming the first resident of what is now Edwardsville, Illinois.
In the past 175 years, the parish and school have grown dramatically, but the commitment to the spiritual needs of the people has remained consistent throughout. Two additions later, the school remains a faith-filled place of learning that serves preschool through grade eight.
Since then, it has grown in size and reputation. Mary’s Church was built at 1802 Madison Avenue, in the Montclaire subdivision. In 1965, with the need for a larger church and a school, the current St. It was a beautiful red brick church with a spire that gave it an old-world Gothic appearance. The second, larger, church, opened in June 1889, sat at 300 West Park Street, at the corner of Park and Johnson Streets. It has been torn down, but would have been located behind where the Wildey Theatre stands today. The first, off North Main Street in what is now downtown Edwardsville, was a small church constructed in 1843 for only 75 to 80 parishioners.
Three churches, at three separate locations, have been the home for St. Mary’s has provided spiritual leadership for its parishioners. Boniface in Edwardsville in 1869, and St. Mary’s Church, two additional parishes were established, St. Mary’s also provided the first Catholic school in Edwardsville. Mary’s Cemetery, was established in 1843, and was the only Catholic cemetery in the area until 1915. The first Catholic cemetery in Edwardsville, St. In 2017, it celebrated its 175 th anniversary, commemorating its contribution to the city and surrounding area. Mary’s Catholic Church, established on January 22, 1842, was the first Catholic parish of Edwardsville, Illinois.
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