St. Bridget Historical Society Home Page
Web Site for old St. Bridget Church
Axtell, (Marshall County), Kansas |
The little ole church on the hill |
Welcome! May our patron saint's Irish eyes smile on
you as you browse our web site.
The Saint Bridget Historical Society was established in 1970,
as a non-profit corporation, to safeguard and watch over the
interests and property of the old St. Bridget Church (above) and
its former parish.
This parish was established in 1862 and in September, 1967
the parish of St. Bridget was closed by the Archdiocese of
Kansas City in Kansas. It was the intent of the Archdiocese to
tear down this building when former parishioners took up its
cause and formed the St. Bridget Historical Society and saved
this church from destruction.
In 1972, Archbishop Strecker, then Archbishop of the diocese,
transferred ownership of the church building to the St. Bridget
Historical Society of Rural Axtell, Kansas. We are very
appreciative and indebted to Archbishop Strecker for saving our
church.
In September of 1995 this church building was accepted as a
Kansas Historic Site and in October, 1996 St.
Bridget Church was listed on the National Registry of
Historic Places. We hope you will enjoy browsing through
our Web site.
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