St. Louis de Montfort (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
| St. Louis de Montfort | |
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| Dedication: | St. Louis de Montfort |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 11441 Hague Rd., Fishers, Indiana 46038-1876 |
| City: | Fishers, IN |
| Subdivision: | Indiana |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Hamilton County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | 1978 |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 6/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Louis de Montfort is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, located in Fishers, Indiana, a suburban community in Hamilton County within the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The parish is dedicated to Saint Louis de Montfort, the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French missionary priest and Marian theologian best known for his writings on total consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary, most notably True Devotion to Mary.
Founded in 1978, St. Louis de Montfort has served Catholics in Fishers and the surrounding area of northern Hamilton County for several decades, growing alongside the rapid suburban development of the region.
As a diocesan territorial parish, St. Louis de Montfort is staffed by clergy of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana rather than by a religious order, and it offers the full sacramental and pastoral life expected of a parish community, including regular Mass, sacramental preparation, and parish ministries.
History
Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673–1716), for whom the parish is named, was a French priest and Marian devotional writer later canonized by the Catholic Church; his spirituality emphasizing consecration to Jesus through Mary has influenced Catholic devotional life worldwide.[1]
According to parish records, St. Louis de Montfort Parish was established in 1978 by the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana to serve the growing Catholic population of Fishers and northern Hamilton County.[2] Specific details regarding the parish's earliest years, founding pastor, and construction of its current church building are not fully documented in publicly available sources.
Over the decades since its founding, the parish has grown along with the surrounding community, expanding its facilities and ministries to meet the needs of an increasingly large suburban congregation in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Special features
- Parish ministries and devotions inspired by the Marian spirituality of Saint Louis de Montfort
- Faith formation and sacramental preparation programs serving families throughout Fishers and northern Hamilton County
- Active parish community life supporting the broader Catholic presence of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana in the Indianapolis suburbs
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of the church may contain deposited relics, as is customary in dedicated Catholic churches. Specific details regarding the identity of any relics associated with St. Louis de Montfort Parish are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific documentation of the church's exterior architectural style is not publicly available; the building serves the parish's suburban Fishers campus at Hague Road.
Interior features
The interior worship space is arranged to support the celebration of the Mass and other sacraments for the parish community, though detailed descriptions of its layout are not documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Devotional imagery honoring Saint Louis de Montfort and the Blessed Virgin Mary reflects the parish's namesake and his Marian spirituality; further specifics are not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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Related parishes
- St. Mary (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, Alexandria)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, Anderson)
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- St. Francis Xavier (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
- Holy Trinity (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, Cicero)
- Holy Spirit (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
- St. John Vianney (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
- St. Francis Solano (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
- Holy Family (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)
External links
Social media
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References
- ↑ "About Our Parish". St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church. https://sldmfishers.org/.
- ↑ "Parish History". St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church. https://sldmfishers.org/.