Church of the Most Holy Redeemer

Although the Roman Catholic Church of the Most Holy Redeemer was not organized as a parish until May 27, 1901, priests from the Cathedral of St. Paul had been attending to the religious needs of the Italian community in the city on a missionary basis since 1874.  The congregation was officially incorporated on February 6, 1906. A poor parish, it initially met in a small church on Market Street across from Rice Park. Later, services were held in the basement of the old Cathedral, and the congregation remained dependent upon the support of the Cathedral for many years.  When the old Cathedral was dismantled in 1914, the congregation began meeting in Assumption Church.  A new building for the Most Holy Redeemer congregation was built on College Avenue near St. Peter Street and dedicated on January 9, 1916. In 1968 the property was acquired for the construction of Interstate 94/35E, and the congregation moved to the northern suburb of Maplewood. In 2007, it merged with the Church of St. Peter.