Beginning
The first Catholic mass in Montpelier was celebrated by the "Apostle of Vermont", Father O'Callaghan in the autumn of 1830. The first members of the parish were French Canadians.
Mass was celebrated at parishioners houses' for the first two decades. In 1850, the old courthouse was purchased, and mass was celebrated there for nine years.
Read more about this topic: Saint Augustine Church, Montpelier, History
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