After a sharp left turn upon exiting services, tucked below the southwest edge of the stairs, a corner stone commemorates the birth of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, “April 30, 1893” (construction started in 1891 and was completed in 1894) (St. Benedict, KS, June 19, 2016, 09:09 PDT, SX700 1/50s f4, ISO100)
Southeast corner of the bell tower stretching upward to over 170 feet with the midmorning sun glinting off the rock and stonework. (St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 09:10 PDT, SX700 1/640 f4.5 ISO100, small portion of neighboring evergreen tree digitally pruned out of the left of the frame -sorry, God)
St. Mary’s Catholic Church as seen from the southeast side, altar end (front of the church) and rounded rectory in the foreground under nearly completely clear skies with the warm morning sun starting to toast the countryside. The stained glass window shown previously from the interior side most prominent near the sidewalk in the lower portion of the frame. (St. Benedict, KS, 09:11 PDT, SX700 1/1250s f4 ISO160)
