Legacies of Faith: The Catholic Churches of Stearns County - Tapa blanda

Stearns County, Minnesota, contains a generous sprinkling of small communities with handsome Catholic churces. Most of these towns were formed as, and still are, predominately Catholic settlements. No county in Minnesota, or even in the United States, compares in density of Catholic hamlets to Stearns County. With a population approximately two-thirds Catholic, this county contains fifty Catholic churches, the majority of which were built between 1871 and 1930. This is the story of those churches and the people and times that built them.

Robert Roscoe has over thirty-five years of architectural office experience. His education includes a bachelor of arts degree in art history and five years at the School of Architecture, University of Minnesota. He was a partner in the architectural firm Roark, Kramer & Roscoe Design for fifteen years and has also served for twenty-one years on the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission.

Doug Ohman is a photographer and popular public speaker. His photographs are featured in the Minnesota Byways series, which includes "Barns of Minnesota," "Churches of Minnesota," and "Courthouses of Minnesota" (all MHS Press). Jim Heynen has published widely, including his most recent story collection, "The Boys House" (MHS Press), and is Writer in Residence at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.