Greenville in Washington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 6, 2020

1. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Marker

Inscription.
The Divine Word Missionaries began school for black youth here in 1913. In 1920, led by Fr. Matthew Christmann, they founded St. Augustine Seminary, first seminary in U. S. for training African-American priests. The seminary moved to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in 1923. In 1928 Fr. Anthony Jacobs led Parish in building Romanesque Revival Church.

Erected 1992 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 33° 24.589′ N, 91° 2.635′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. It is on East Gloster Street west of Elizabeth Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 560 East Gloster St, Greenville MS 38701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi

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Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coleman High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nelson Street (approx. half a mile away); The Courthouse Arboretum (approx. half a mile away); Washington County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Washington County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); The King's Daughters Hospital (approx. 0.6 miles away); Walker Percy (approx. 0.7 miles away); Shelby Foote (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 6, 2020

2. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Marker

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 6, 2020

3. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.