The Church of Saints Peter and Paul

German Catholic colonists, who came to New Braunfels in 1845, obtained their promised church and school site (1847) when Bishop John M. Odin was deeded four lots here on "Lustiger Strumpf" (Happy Stocking) Hill -- so called from its shape. A log cabin at first, and then a walnut wood chapel stood here. Since 1871 this Gothic church of native limestone has crowned the hill. The church steeple, felled by an 1881 storm, was rebuilt and had a clock added in 1889. Franciscan Conventual Fathers, Benedictines, and Sisters of Divine Providence have, by turns, conducted school. (1976)

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a historical marker in New Braunfels, Comal County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 106 historical markers documented in Comal County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 256 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7035, -98.1282 near New Braunfels. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Grotto (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of New Braunfels Academy, New Braunfels Academy, and 1915 New Braunfels Post Office.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091005306. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.