Maine Memory Network

Catholic Church, Ogunquit, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard

St. David Catholic Church, Madawaska, ca. 1948

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1948 Location: Madawaska Media: Photographic postcard

Assessor's Record, Catholic Church property, S. Side Central Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Catholic Church Use: Church

Assessor's Record, 1181 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland Use: Church & School

Roman Catholic Church for Rev. Father Bradley, Lisbon, 1899-1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1922 Location: Lisbon; Lisbon Client: Roman Catholic Church of Lisbon Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects

Chapel for St. Patrick's Church, Lewiston, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Catholic Church Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

La Basilique Lewiston

Like many cities in France, Lewiston and Auburn's skylines are dominated by a cathedral-like structure, St. Peter and Paul Church. Now designated a basilica by the Vatican, it stands as a symbol of French Catholic contributions to the State of Maine.

Father John Bapst: Catholicism's Defender and Promoter

Father John Bapst, a Jesuit, knew little of America or Maine when he arrived in Old Town in 1853 from Switzerland. He built churches and defended Roman Catholics against Know-Nothing activists, who tarred and feathered the priest in Ellsworth in 1854.

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"The Catholic Church is located on the west side of Main Street, so the reason he bought his house on Ballard Hill was so that he could be within…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… into the angry mob to stop the destruction of a Catholic family's home. With his brother, William Moses, they both became wealthy business men who…"

A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church

Father Renald Labarre: the life of a Catholic priest
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A Biddeford native provides insights on his Franco-American roots and life as a Catholic priest.