Saint Mary of the Knobs – 200 Years
This weekend – October 14-15, 2023, the Parish of Saint Mary of the Knobs, celebrates their 200 year anniversary. The Parish Website has details. 
St. Mary of the Knobs is the oldest active parish in the Archdiocese, having been founded in 1823, with the erection of the first church, Eleven years before the establishment of the Diocese of Vincennes, now the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. 200 years is a long time…
In 1890, Michael W. Carr, who wrote a number of parish and county histories, published his work: History of Catholicity in New Albany and Jeffersonville, and Floyd and Clark counties, Indiana. You can read the section on “The Knobs” by Viewing this link
Posted: October 12th, 2023 under Postings.