Contributed by Acadian Archives
Description
The Catholic parish of Sainte-Luce was the third parish established in the Upper St. John Valley. The church served a predominantly rural population that consisted of parishioners of Acadian and French-Canadian descent.
According to a local history, an 1899 fire destroyed the first Catholic church in Frenchville; the second also fell prey to fire in 1905. The consecration of a new church, which still stands, occurred in 1908.
Other photographs in the Elroy and Rita Belanger Image Collection show fashions from the 1920s, which is likely when this picture was taken. At that time, the pastor was Father Thomas L. Bergeron, a native of Quebec who had come to Frenchville in the early twentieth century. During his pastorate, a new rectory was built and Frenchville experienced the effects of the railroad coming.
About This Item
- Title: Ste-Luce Church, Upper Frenchville, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Location: Frenchville, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 7.0 cm
- Local Code: MCC-00445
- Collection: Elroy and Rita Belanger Image Collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Acadians--Maine--Frenchville
- Catholic Church--Maine--Frenchville
- Franco-Americans--Maine--Frenchville
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For more information about this item, contact:
Acadian ArchivesUMFK, 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-7535
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