Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Our Lady of the Prairies Parish and Mission (Daysland, Alta.)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1909 - Present
History
The first mass in the new church in Daysland was celebrated on Feb 7, 1909. On April 25, 1909 Bishop Legal blessed the church and dedicated it to St. Mark the Evangelist. In 1938 a new church was built. It was completed and blessed by Archbishop MacDonald on June 18, 1938 and dedicated to Our Lady of the Prairies. The parish continues to be active, as a mission of Killam.
Places
P.O. Box 570
T0B 2L0
Killam