Details for St. Benedict's Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5061004439
Data
| Marker Number | 4439 |
| Atlas Number | 5061004439 |
| Marker Title | St. Benedict's Church |
| Index Entry | Saint Benedict's Church |
| Address | 351 S. Bowie |
| City | San Benito |
| County | Cameron |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 636382 |
| UTM Northing | 2890856 |
| Subject Codes | eccesiastical buildings; churches; Roman Catholic denomination |
| Marker Year | 1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 351 S. Bowie, San Benito. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 16" x 12" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text | The original St. Benedict's Church was erected in 1910, two years before the congregation became parish, and was destroyed by fire in 1923. This brick structure was built to replace it in 1925, under the leadership of Father Yvo Tymen, O.M.I. (1879-1977), who served as pastor of St. Benedict's from 1921 to 1937. In addition to this church, he supervised the construction of a rectory and renovation of school facilities damaged by a 1933 hurricane. |