Alsatian immigrants/immigration; Roman Catholic denomination; women, women's history topics
Marker Year
1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
Angelo Street, one of south block north from 90, Castroville.
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
12" x 16" Plate & Medallion
Marker Text
Built by Alsatian settlers of Castro Colony, in Republic of Texas. Dedicated by the Rt. Rev. John Odin, C.M., first Catholic Bishop of Texas, on Nov. 9, 1846. Claude Dubuis, 1847 pastor, was later a Bishop of Texas. Here in 1868 Sisters of Divine Providence opened their first permanent school in Texas. First mother house of order in Texas was established in Castroville. Marked on 100th Anniversary of founding The Sisters of Divine Providence in Texas. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.