St. Francis Church - St. Paul, Kansas

St. Francis Hieronymo Catholic Church

208 Washington Street
St. Paul, Kansas 66771
(620) 449-2224

Building open 8 AM - 5 PM on Monday - Friday
other times by chance or before and after mass

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Saint Francis de Hieronymo Catholic Church - St. Paul, Kansas

The square tower of Saint Francis de Hieronymo Catholic Church is visible for miles as you approached St. Paul, Kansas. The handsome stone church was completed in 1884, but the parish is much older, predating the community of St. Paul. It took 12 years to construct the church from native sandstone quarried near St. Paul.

In 1847, Saint Francis de Hieronymo Catholic Church was the third Catholic parish established in Kansas and the first congregation in what is now the Diocese of Wichita. St. Francis was first established as an Osage Mission.

The beautiful Romanesque Revival building has five altars and is nearly large enough to accommodate the entire population of St. Paul at one time. The grounds are lovely, with gardens, several statues, a stone bell tower and a walkway with the stations of the cross. There are three bells in the steeple and they are rung every 30 minutes.

The main bell tower was replaced in 2005, after it broke off above the roof line in heavy winds.

St. Francis Catholic Church sanctuary
Romanesque revival style interior

St. Francis Catholic Church altar
Romanesque style main altar

St. Francis Church stained glass window
This stained glass windows were created by the
Kansas City Stained Glass Works in 1900

Stone bell tower at Saint Francis Church
This stone bell tower was built in 1947 to house the original bell brought to the Osage Mission by Father John Schoenmakers
in 1847. The bell is believed to be the first church bell used in Kansas.

Stations of the cross garden walk

St. Francis Catholic Church at sunset

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