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paplvr | profile | all galleries >> Montana 2011 >> St. Ignatious Montana >> St. Ignatius Mission tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

St. Ignatius Mission

The St. Ignatius Mission was built in the early 1890's. This Catholic Church is unique because its walls and ceilings have 61 original paintings by Brother Joseph Carignano, an untrained artist who worked as a cook in the mission. The Mission Mountain Range is a beautiful backdrop of scenery behind the Mission Church. The church is located on the Flathead Indian Reservation. We have two very special paintings of the Salish Lord and Lord's mother (in Native American form) that are located in the back of the Mission.

The Saint Ignatius Mission is located in the center of the Flathead Indian Reservation, just south of Ronan in western Montana. St. Ignatius Mission.
Once a Roman Catholic Mission, it was founded in 1854 by Fathers DeSmet, Hoecken, and Menestry; all of which were Jesuits. The bricks were made with local clay, the lumber was cut in nearby foothills.

At one time - from 1875 to 1900 - it included a printing press which produced "Narratives from the Holy Scripture in Kalispell," and a "Kalispell Dictionary;" a lumber mill; an agricultural and industrial school for boys; and a boarding school for girls. The cornerstone of the present mission church was laid in 1891.


Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Exterior Entrance
Exterior Entrance
Side View
Side View
The Holy Trinity
The Holy Trinity
Another Sideview
Another Sideview
Artifacts
Artifacts
A Sign
A Sign
Former Sisters Residence
Former Sisters Residence
Another Former Sisters Residence
Another Former Sisters Residence
Mother & Child
Mother & Child
Old Keepsakes
Old Keepsakes
One of Several Sister Stones
One of Several Sister Stones
Some History
Some History
Inside the lovely church
Inside the lovely church
More
More
The Altar
The Altar
Pulpit Cover
Pulpit Cover
More
More
More Altar
More Altar
The Many Paintings
The Many Paintings
Overal View
Overal View
Close Up Painting
Close Up Painting
Altar Ceiling
Altar Ceiling
Soft Light
Soft Light
Waiting in the Wings
Waiting in the Wings
Another Overall
Another Overall