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Black plaque № 46821

Louisville, KY, United States

St. Boniface Parish. Founded in 1836 to serve German Catholics and named for the Apostle of Germany, St. Boniface is the oldest Catholic parish in Louisville existing under its original name. The Gothic-style church, dedicated in 1900, was designed by D. X. Murphy and Brothers, who also designed St.

Boniface Friary, built in 1899. (Reverse) In 1849, parishioners established the church’s rich tradition of charitable outreach by co-founding what is now St. Joseph Catholic Orphan Society. Francisca

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