St. Denis Parish - St. Valbert Cemetery
Old St. Valbert Parish
It was the first Catholic Church in this area and directly served an area 8 miles by 10 miles.
For St. Valbert, Rev. Louis Navarron was recruited in Clermont France by Archbishop John Purcell of Cincinnati. He was to be the bishop’s delegate from 1838 to 1848. A zealous missionary, both fearless and eager, he served a territory from Greenville to Lima, Ohio.
In 1864, to be more centrally located, the parish ourchased the Baptist Church in Jacksonville - later to be named Versailles as the predominant nationality of the area was French. At that time also, the parish was re-named St. Denis in honor of the patron saint of all of France.
The site was retained as it was already a Catholic Cemetery, for
St. Denis and the name unchanged for posterity reasons.
This was given by a giving parishioner to preserve the
heritage of the general area in 2012.
Erected 2012.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers.
Location.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Greenlawn Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Zachariah Hole (approx. 1.8 miles away); Richard McGriff (approx. 1.8 miles away); Richard Brandon (approx. 1.8 miles away); Saint Remy Catholic Church / The Village of Russia (approx. 3 miles away); Russia Veterans Park (approx. 3 miles away); Brock Cemetery Unknown Soldiers Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Darke County Chapter No. 57 D.A.V. Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.