The Sistine Chapel is a long way from the Flathead Reservation in Montana. However, the St. Ignatius Mission Church also places a lot of value on its prized ceiling and the frescoes that adorn it. So who was the Michelangelo of the mountains? Brother Joseph Carignano, an amateur artist and the mission’s cook and handyman, painted all the works over a 14-month span. The mission’s history predates the church, and even this location. Famed Jesuit missionary Pierre-Jean De Smet founded St. Ignatius Mission with Peter McGean and Andrew Hoecken in…
