Details for St. Louis Catholic Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5325005051
Data
| Marker Number | 5051 |
| Atlas Number | 5325005051 |
| Marker Title | St. Louis Catholic Church |
| Index Entry | St. Louis Catholic Church |
| Address | |
| City | Castroville |
| County | Medina |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 511754 |
| UTM Northing | 3247464 |
| Subject Codes | Alsatian immigrants/immigration; Roman Catholic denomination; churches |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Angelo, opposite Houston Square, Castroville. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 12" x 16" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text | Planned, according to tradition, by the Rev. Peter Richard, pastor who came from Loire, France, 1868. First (1847-51) resident pastor, the Most Rev. Claude Dubuis, returned as Bishop of Texas to lay cornerstone on July 2, 1868. Locally quarried limestone and labor of men of Parish went into the construction. First Mass was celebrated in this church by Father Richard on Aug. 25, 1870, Feast Day of St. Louis, Patron of the Parish. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1970. |