Historic Churches
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Located in the town of St. Benedict, this church was built in 1891-1894 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Renowned for its Kansas limestone, country Gothic exterior and ornate interior decoration, the church also has large oil paintings of religious themes, six Bavarian stained glass windows in the transept and an imposing Stations of the Cross.
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Events in Seneca
May
28–30
Seneca City Wide Garage Sales
Jul
23–27
Nemaha County Fair
Jul
25–26
Seneca Car Show
Jul
25
Annual Nemaha Co. Historical Society’s Tractor Cruise & Display
Sep
10–12
Annual Great U.S. Highway 36 Treasure Hunt
Oct
24
Seneca Spooktacular
Nov
6
Veterans Day Parade
Nov
20
Annual Christmas Wonderland Santa Comes to Town
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