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Saint Boniface Church

Saint Boniface Church, Sublimity OR
Saint Boniface Church and its adjoining Graveyard is located in Sublimity, Oregon. It is among the oldest churches in Oregon.
1889- Father Joseph Fessler arrived from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, took over the parish duties, and built the third (the present) St. Boniface church. It is still in continuous use today and very much in its original condition.
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St. Boniface, born about 679 in England, brought the Christian faith to the Germanic peoples. He cut down an oak that the people had been worshipping, which is why he is shown with an ax at his feet. He may have also presented the evergreen as a sign of Christ and Christmas. In 1879 Catholics of Sublimity chose him as patron saint of their church.
1877-1879 The first Catholic services were held in private homes, and later in a leased building. There were only about five Catholic families in Sublimity at the time but they asked Archbishop Blanchet for a missionary priest, and in 1879 Father Peter Juvenal Stampfl arrived. He was a German via Minnesota and encouraged Midwesterners to immigrate. He wrote the first entry in the parish record on December 3, 1879, which marks the official beginning of Saint Boniface Church in Sublimity, Oregon

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August 27, 2010

Marty Straub

Wonderfully balanced photo, Denny. Extraordinary detail and an excellent capture of the light. The sky is such a stunning addition.