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Holy Family Catholic Church

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Nazareth, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 32' 42.67744000008", -102° 6' 9.66924"
 
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     The history of Holy Family Catholic Church parallels that of the town of Nazareth. The families of brothers V. A., J. A. and T. P. McCormick and other Irish families came to this area from New York in the early 1890s. The Rev. Joseph Reisdorff arrived in 1902 to establish a Catholic parish. Advertising in German-language newspapers in the U.S. Midwest, he induced many German Catholic families to settle here. Reisdorff named the new town Nazareth. An important part of the area's development, the church remains a focal point of community activities. (1987)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Holy Family Catholic Church Historical Marker Location Map, Nazareth, Texas