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St.
Louis Catholic Church
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark Opposite
Houston Square, Castroville
24 Miles W of San
Antonio |
St. Louis
Catholic Church Historical Marker TextSt.
Louis Catholic ChurchPlanned,
according to tradition, by the Rev. Peter Richard, pastor who came from Loire,
France, 1868. First (1847-51) resident pastor, the Most Rev. Claude Dubuis, returned
as Bishop of Texas to lay cornerstone on July 2, 1868. Locally quarried limestone
and labor of men of Parish went into the construction. First Mass was celebrated
in this church by Father Richard on Aug. 25, 1870, Feast Day of St. Louis, Patron
of the Parish.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1970. |
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St. Louis
Cemetery Historical Marker TextSt.
Louis CemeteryThis
cemetery has served the Parish of St. Louis Catholic Church since the founding
of Castroville in 1844. The original burial ground
is outlined by the stone wall, which was built in 1860. The earliest marked grave
is that of Katharina Haldy (d. 1849), who had migrated to Texas two years earlier.
Also buried here is Amelia Castro (d. 1871), the wife of Henry
Castro, who founded the town. The marble and granite altar was dedicated in
1951. An annual prayer service and Mass is conducted here each November 2, in
honor of All Souls' Day. 1980 |
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