About St. Canice · Kilkenny, Minnesota
St. Canice is a Catholic worship site in the rural community of Kilkenny, Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It is listed by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as the St. Canice campus of Most Holy Redeemer parish, which is based in nearby Montgomery. The community has deep 19th-century roots, beginning when Catholic families in Kilkenny township gathered for worship before building their first church.
- Established
- 1858
- Patron
- Saint Canice (Cainneach), Irish monastic founder and missionary
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
History
St. Canice traces its origins to a Catholic society formed in Kilkenny township in 1858. Early members worshiped in private homes until building a small frame church in 1867. A larger brick church was erected in 1880 and served the growing rural congregation. In recent decades the parish has been clustered with neighboring Catholic communities under the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Location
The St. Canice campus is located in Kilkenny, Minnesota, and is part of Most Holy Redeemer parish.
- 183 Maple St, Kilkenny, MN 56052