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St. Louis Catholic
Church Historical Marker:
St. Louis Catholic
Church
Planned, 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:
St. Louis Cemetery
This 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.
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