St. Benedict (Decorah, Iowa)

St. Benedict (Decorah, Iowa)

"Saint Benedict Parish was established in 1857 with Father Edmund Farrell as resident pastor. He directed the building of a log church near the present Bluffton church. Later Father Clement Lowery supervised the building of a limestone church in which Mass was first celebrated in 1864. Father Lowery lived in the basement. The next April the parish observed “funeral services on the death of Lincoln.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Saint Benedict Parish, Decorah, Parish Profile #50, The Witness, November 22, 1987.

The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.

Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.

Various primary and secondary sources.

English.

Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"

1864-
History of the parish over the span of 154 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Anniversary 75th – History (1 document)
Annual Report (1 document)
Centennial (1 document)
History (5 documents)
Jubilee Celebration (1 document)
Organ Donation (1 document)
Parish History and Statistics (10 collections)
Pastor cards (1 collection)
Pastor List (1 document)
Photographs (3 documents)
School – St. Benedict (1 document)
Sesquicentennial – Archdiocese of Dubuque (1 document)
Welcome Pamphlet (1 document)