Details for San Francisco Di Paola Catholic Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5029004539
Data
Marker Number | 4539 |
Atlas Number | 5029004539 |
Marker Title | San Francisco Di Paola Catholic Church |
Index Entry | San Francisco Di Paola Catholic Church |
Address | 205 Piazza Italia |
City | San Antonio |
County | Bexar |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 548587 |
UTM Northing | 3255951 |
Subject Codes | Italian immigrants/immigration; eccesiastical buildings; design and construction; Roman Catholic denomination; churches; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style) |
Marker Year | 1991 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | In 1926, at the request of the city's Italian Catholics, Dioscesan officials invited the Rev. Saverio Vecchio to preach a mission. A s a result, the congregation of San Francesco DI Paola was organized. Designed by Richard Vander Stratten and built by Luigi L. Guido and Vincenzo Falbo, this Romanesque structure with decorative stone detailing, round-arched stained glass windows, and spire was dedicated on May 1, 1927, by arch-bishop A. J. Drossaerts. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992 |