If you gaze over the skyline of Yankton, you’ll see a beautiful spire pointing to the heavens. The distinctive Yankton landmark, Bishop Marty Chapel, is considered one of the country's best examples of western Gothic architecture.

Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel, created with stone, glass and wood, represents the charism and values of the Yankton Benedictine Sisters. This church was built in 1950, and memorialized Bishop Martin Marty, the first bishop of the Dakotas and formerly the Abbot of St. Meinrad's Abbey in Indiana.

With numerous, magnificent stained glass windows, and an interior with white oak woodwork and sandstone, the Upper Chapel is 10,640 square feet and seats 600. The tip of the cross at the top of the spire reaches 187 ½ feet from the ground. The High Altar features golden reredos and canopy surmounted by five angels of contemporary design.

The Altar Table is made of green Italian marble with a semi-circular tester with carved symbols of seven sacraments and peacocks symbolizing immortality. Go inside to see saints depicted over the portal of the front door:  Saints Gertrude the Great, Lioba, Scholastica, Benedict, Gregory, Anslem and Bede.

At the back of the Upper Chapel a plaque on the east wall commemorates the loving memory of the deceased Sisters of the Benedictine Convent of the Sacred Heart. The Chapel is located at 1005 West 8th Street and connects Sacred Heart Monastery with Mount Marty College’s Bede Hall.