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St. Stan's In Winona Has Breathtaking Architecture And Incredible History

From inside, it's 125 feet from the church floor to the dome. How that dome got built in 1895 is quite the story.

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April 4, 2024

WINONA, Minn. Four generations of Al Greenwood's family have attended St. Stanislaus Kostka in Winona. The church is so big that no matter how many times he comes back, he always finds something new.

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"I still see things I've missed over the years," Greenwood said.

What he's seeing are stained glass windows, marble pillars and eye-catching architecture that dates back to 1895 — that's when Polish immigrants completed construction.

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