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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.
St. Louis Catholic Church is a historical marker in Castroville, Medina County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Medina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3579, -98.8789 near Castroville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alsatians of Texas (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. Louis Day, Dubuis House, and St. Louis Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5325005051. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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