St. Romuald Church

Historical marker location:

Hardinsburg, Kentucky

( 394 N. Hwy. 259, Hardinsburg)

Founded in 1810 by Fr. Charles Nerinckx, a Catholic missionary from Belgium. It is the oldest parish remaining at one location in the Diocese of Owensboro. Original 3 acres of land donated by Zachariah Mattingly. First log church built in 1810; second church built in 1841, outgrown by congregation; third and present church built between 1897-1900.

Catholic Church