Saint Agnes Church
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Frogtown's largest church is Saint Agnes Catholic Church, 548-50 Lafond Avenue. It began as a basement church in 1897, with its massive church building dating from 1909-1912. The classic Baroque style, Indiana limestone edifice was modeled on an Austiran monastery church. Its clock tower, topped with a gold cross, rises 205 feet above street level.
Date: 1980
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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Saint Agnes Catholic Church
Frogtown’s largest church is Saint Agnes Catholic Church, 548-50 Lafond Avenue. The current church is the third church built on this site since 1887, when Archbishop John Ireland founded the parish to serve the growing Frogtown neighborhood.
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