Log Chapel (University of Notre Dame)
Log Chapel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Log chapel, Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alternative names | Fr. Badin's chapel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Used as a chapel and museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Religious Chapel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Log cabin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Town or city | Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current tenants | University of Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction started | 1831 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Completed | 1831 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Renovated | 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Congregation of the Holy Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Design and construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Stephen Badin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The log chapel was originally built in 1831 by Rev. Stephen Badin as a mission to the Potawatomi Indians in what would become northern Indiana. It was the first Catholic place of worship in Northern Indiana. It was given in 1842 to Fr. Edward Sorin, and it became the original nucleus of the University of Notre Dame.[2] The original was destroyed in 1856 by a fire, and an identical replica was built in the same spot in 1906.[3][4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Log_Chapel_1.jpg/220px-Log_Chapel_1.jpg)
In 1973 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places[5]
In February of 1987, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh decided to move the burials of Fr. Louis DeSeille, Fr. Benjamin Petit, and Fr. Francis Cointet, from the basilica Crypt to the Log Chapel, where Fr. Badin was buried. All three priests had been buried under the original Chapel before Fr. Sorin moved them to the crypt. [6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Official Building Inventory" (PDF). Facilities Design and Operations. University of Notre Dame. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Log Chapel // Campus Tour // University of Notre Dame". tour.nd.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "The Spirit of Notre Dame". www3.nd.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "1906: Louis Etier Hickey Helped to Build Notre Dame's Replica of the Original 1831 Log Chapel". Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1c9d1/N/University_of_Notre_Dame_Campus_Main_and_South_Quadrangles_St._Joseph_CO_Nom.pdf
- ^ "Irish Legends". IrishIllustrated.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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- National Register of Historic Places in St. Joseph County, Indiana
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Historic district contributing properties in Indiana
- University of Notre Dame buildings and structures
- University and college buildings completed in 1906
- Roman Catholic chapels in the United States
- University and college chapels in the United States
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1906