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Oldenburg

Holy Family Church

Father Franz Joseph Rudolf arrived in Oldenburg on October 29, 1844 to serve the Catholics of Oldenburg at the request of Vincennes Diocese bishop's representative Father Hailandiere. Franz Joseph replaced the log church with a stone one, which parishioners dedicated in April 1850. Franz Joseph a year later persuaded Sister Theresa Hackelmeier to come to Oldenburg to establish a school. Franz Joseph's next project was to build a larger brick church. This church, the current one, saw completion in 1862. According the newspaper, the Franklin Democrat, this new church was "the largest church edifice in the State." After Franz Joseph’s death in 1866, in answer to Father Rudolf's request, two Franciscan Friars Nicholas Waechter and Jacob Menchen traveled to Oldenburg to continue Father Franz Joseph's mission. They arrived on August 7, 1866. The friars lived in the older stone church, which had been converted into a monastery. This monastery included twenty-four cells, two study rooms, library and kitchen. This monastery, expanded in 1894, continued in operation for various purposes until it was razed, after much public discussion, in 1986. The original stone church remains, minus its distinctive onion dome, which was removed in 1949.

For a biography of Franz Joseph Rudolf, see the historical marker that appears later in this book.

Holy Family Church

3027 Pearl Street

PO Box 98

Oldenburg, Indiana 47036-0098

812-934-3013

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