St. Ignace Mission | |
 Mission in 2009 | |
| Location | State and Marquette Sts., Marquette Park, St. Ignace, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°52′18″N 84°43′55″W / 45.87167°N 84.73194°W |
| Built | 1837 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000398 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[3] |
| Designated MSHS | August 23, 1956[1] |
The St. Ignace Mission (French: Mission Saint-Ignace) is located in a municipal park known as Marquette Mission Park.[4] It was the site of a mission established by Jesuit priest, Father Jacques Marquette, and the site of his grave in 1677. A second mission was established at a different site in 1837, and the chapel was moved here in 1954. The second mission chapel is the oldest Catholic church in Michigan and Wisconsin.[5] The St. Ignace Mission was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956,[1] and was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmarks in 1960, one of the earliest sites recognized.[3] The mission chapel serves as the Museum of Ojibwa Culture.
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- ^ a b "St. Ignace Mission". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- ^ "Marquette Mission Park & Museum of Ojibwa Culture". Pure Michigan. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
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