St. Ignatius Mission

St. Ignatius Mission
St. Ignatius Mission, St. Ignatius, Montana
St. Ignatius Mission is located in Montana
St. Ignatius Mission
St. Ignatius Mission is located in the United States
St. Ignatius Mission
Locationapproximately 1/8 mile southeast of US Highway 93 in St. Ignatius, Montana
Coordinates47°18′54″N 114°6′7″W / 47.31500°N 114.10194°W / 47.31500; -114.10194
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1891–1893
ArchitectBrother Joseph Carignano
NRHP reference No.73001053[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

The St. Ignatius Mission is a landmark Catholic mission located in St. Ignatius, Montana. It was founded in 1854 by Jesuit priests Pierre-Jean De Smet and Adrian Hoecken. The current mission church was built between 1891 and 1893, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1][2][3]

Interior, St. Ignatius Mission

The mission church serves the St. Ignatius parish within the Missoula Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena.[4]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "History". St. Ignatius Mission. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
  3. ^ Norman Guyaz (April 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Ignatius Mission". National Park Service. Retrieved August 6, 2017. With two photos from 1971.
  4. ^ "Parishes and Missions: Home". Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena. Retrieved August 31, 2007.