St. Paul Roman Catholic Church

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location = St. Paul, Oregon
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lat_degrees = 45
lat_minutes = 12
lat_seconds = 40
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122
long_minutes = 58
long_seconds = 42
long_direction = W
area = French Prairie
built = 1846
architect =
architecture = Gothic Revival [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Marion/state2.html NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.com: Marion County, Oregon] ]
added = October 16, 1979
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refnum = 79002098
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governing_body = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of PortlandThe St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in St. Paul, Oregon, United States, was the first church in Oregon to be built with bricks when it was constructed in 1846.Corning, Howard M. "Dictionary of Oregon History". Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. p. 215.] It is the oldest brick building in the Pacific Northwest.cite web
last = Edmonston
first =George P. Jr.
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coauthors = Patricia Filip
title = Rewrites
work = A look at five OSU researchers who are revolutionizing their academic disciplines
publisher = Oregon Stater
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accessdate = 2007-08-01]

Background

In 1836, French Canadian pioneers on the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley built a log cabin chapel along the Willamette River near the Methodist Mission.Chapman, J. S. (1993). "French prairie ceramics: the Harriet D. Munnick archaeological collection, circa 1820-1860 : a catalog and Northwest comparative guide". Anthropology northwest, no. 8. Corvallis, Or: Dept. of Anthropology, Oregon State University.] This structure was later moved to St. Paul and served as the church for the community until a newer structure was built in 1846. After several requests for a religious leader by the French Canadians in the Willamette Valley beginning in 1834, and a second request in 1836, the Roman Catholic Church sent several priests including François Norbert Blanchet to Oregon Country.Horner, John B. (1919). "Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature". The J.K. Gill Co.: Portland.] After receiving permission from the Hudson’s Bay Company, Blanchet moved south of the Columbia River and gave the first Mass on January 6 1840, in the Willamette Valley. While preaching to the Catholic community at that church, Blanchet lived behind the altar. On December 11 1843, Pope Gregory XVI created an apostolic vicarate out of Oregon with Blanchet as the archbishop.

New building

After the original log structure burned down, parishioners decided to replace the old church with a brick structure. [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1TWR St Paul Catholic Church-St. Paul Oregon] ] On May 24 1846, the cornerstone was laid on the new red-brick building. Upon completion, Blanchet dedicated the new church building on November 1 1846.

See also

* St. Paul's Mission, at Kettle Falls, Washington

References

External links

* [http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=6177BAEC-B31E-3DAA-DD43449E981ECD54 Oregon History Project]