Near Fayetteville in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Photographed by James Hulse, October 13, 2021

1. St. Mary's Catholic Church Marker

Inscription. In the 1850s, families of German and Czech origin in the Ross Prairie area were served by visiting priests. After 1855, they worshipped in a log church (2 mi. N) named Saint Joseph, the first permanent Catholic Church in Fayette County. The church moved to Live Oak Hill about 1861, and purchased this site near the settlement in 1864. The first resident priest arrived in 1872, and a larger church structure, named Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St. Mary's), was built in 1879. After it burned in 1905, this Gothic-styled church was built here -- now called Hostyn Hill-- in 1906.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4468.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 29° 51.081′ N, 96° 40.734′ W. Marker is near Fayetteville, Texas, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of St. Mary's Church Road and Ehlinger-Becker Road, on the right when traveling south on St. Mary's Church Road. The marker is located in front of the Church on the left side of the front door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 St Mary's Church Road, Fayetteville TX 78940, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cesko Narodni Hřbitov (approx. 1.4 miles away);

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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fayetteville Brethren Church Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Brethren Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Rev. Jindrich Juren (approx. 2.3 miles away); Osveta Public School (approx. 2.3 miles away); James J. Ross (approx. 3 miles away); Germania Public School (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

The St. Mary's Catholic Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 13, 2021

2. The St. Mary's Catholic Church and Marker

The front of the St. Mary's Catholic Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 13, 2021

3. The front of the St. Mary's Catholic Church and Marker

The St. Mary's Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 13, 2021

4. The St. Mary's Catholic Church

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.