The original church of the Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Bishop Martyr was started in 1890. In September 1897 the school started for the first time and the nuns Franciscan Sisters of the Felician Order were the teachers. In 1902 the Franciscans priests took over. In July 25 1909 the present church was dedicated. It was made in the Baroque Revival style. Riley and Steinbeck were the architects. The nuns would live at Saint Clare’s Convent since 1906.
Chapel of the Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Bishop Martyr
School – LINK
The school was destoyed by fire in March 23 1973 and remade in Jan 11 1976. For the first year the students would learn at Mont Marie in Holyoke. For the second year the students would learn at the Selser School.
Convent
The convent is now the senior friars residence. It was made in 1965.
Rectory
Lawrence Cyman had the rectory of the Assumption Church moved to the St Stanislaus Church.
Assumption Church – The rectory was moved from the campus of the Assumption Church. That church had burnt in a fire on October 23 1911.
Sanborn 1910 map and for the church MAP
| pastor | starts | ends | FINDAGRAVE |
| Franciszek Chałupka | 1890 | 1902 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Stanislaus Czelusniak | 1902 | 1914 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Lawrence M Cyman | 1914 | 1939 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Eugene Piasecki | 1939 | 1945 | FINDAGRAVE |
| Josephat Piast | 1946 | FINDAGRAVE | |
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Love hearing about the history of the Catholic Churches in western Mass