St. Michael's

St. Michael's Church

Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church was constructed in 1867. The present structure replaced the small wooden church originally built in 1852, after the founding of the parish born out of a split with parishioners from nearby St. Louis. The parish was responsible for starting Canisius College, which was originally located near the church. Facing Washington St., with Ellicot St. to the rear of the property, the church was flanked by the Washington Market a/k/a Chippewa Market. The large open air market was a centerpiece of commerce in the city for many years. Today, sadly, it is a very large parking lot that takes up a city block. That being said, it is a fine looking parking lot. The interior of St. Michael's was completely rebuilt after a fire in the early sixties, giving it a more minimalist feel in comparison to its more ornate contemporaries.

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The doors of St. Louis

St. Louis Church

Saint Louis in Fog

A foggy morning obscures the steeple of St. Louis, known as the mother church of Roman Catholic Churches in the Buffalo Diocese. The parish itself was formed this month in 1829 with land given by French nobleman and Holland Land Co. agent Louis Stephen LeCouteulx de Caumont. The original parish church was  built of logs from the adjacent woods in 1831. It was replaced by a larger brick church , which was lost to fire in 1885. The impressive continental Gothic style church we see today was completed 1889. The oldest Catholic congregation in Buffalo also has a reputation amongst contemporary Catholics as one of the most welcoming parishes in the area.

https://stlouisrcchurch.org/