| Marker Number |
5053 |
| Atlas Number |
5325005053 |
| Marker Title |
St. Louis Church |
| Index Entry |
St. Louis Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Castroville |
| County |
Medina |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
511851 |
| UTM Northing |
3247333 |
| Subject Codes |
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. |
