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.
