Kentucky Holy Land Academy

Our story is one of triumph. Kentucky was known as the "Dark and Bloody Ground" before Catholics arrived at the time of American Revolution. They transformed what was a wilderness to a place of faith; in few short years, a Cathedral spire raised above the wavy tree line.

At the time of western expansion, Kentucky was the gateway to the west. The Diocese of Bardstown grew organically. It began with a single Catholic family and after that a colony of lay people. Then, it was served by heroic priests like Fr. Badin (the first ordained in the United States). Fr. Nerinckx later came and started to build churches. Bishop Flaget, whose responsibility stretched from Michigan to Tennessee, established the Catholic Church in much of the country.

Thus, the Kentucky Holy Land became the "heart" of the American Church, and a mother church of over 40 current dioceses.

This story is one of the greatest in all of Church history, and this channel exists to share it with you. May God bless you!