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St. Louis Church

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TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 21' 18.29873999988", -98° 52' 40.46463000012"
 
    Texas State
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    Built by Alsatian settlers of Castro Colony, in . 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.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

St. Louis Church Historical Marker Location Map, Texas