St. Ignatius Mission
National Register of Historic Places

St. Ignatius Mission

St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana
Listed
June 18, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
73001053

About this property

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. The mission church serves the St. Ignatius parish within the Missoula Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena. The mission church is a simplified, vernacular example of Gothic revival architecture constructed of bricks made from native clay. The most exceptional feature of the interior are the 58 murals painted by Brother Joseph Carignano, an untrained artist who worked as a cook in the mission. The murals include depictions of Christian imagery mixed with representations of the Salish belief system. The church is 120 by 60 feet (37 m × 18 m) in plan and its belfry is nearly 100 feet (30 m) high.

Location

St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana
47.31489, -114.10286

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When was St. Ignatius Mission listed on the National Register?

St. Ignatius Mission was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973.

What type of historic resource is St. Ignatius Mission?

St. Ignatius Mission is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Ignatius Mission is recorded as the colonial era.

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