Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Church Of The Most Holy Trinity

Established in 1810

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

1. Church Of The Most Holy Trinity Marker

Inscription. The current sanctuary was constructed from 1857-63 and is one of the oldest Catholic Church buildings in Georgia. It was designed by J.R. Niernsee, architect of the State House in Columbia, South Carolina. The original 1814 structure served as the Sisters of Mercy hospital and orphanage during the Yellow Fever epidemics of 1839 and 1854. It was again used as their hospital during the Civil War. Father Abram Ryan (1838-1886), " poet-priest of the Confederacy," edited The Banner of the South, a Catholic weekly, while serving as pastor of the church during the Civil War.

Erected 2006 by The Georgia Historical Society and the Parish of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.Georgia Historical Society. (Marker Number 121-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 33° 28.312′ N, 81° 57.994′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is on Telfair Street just east of 8th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 Telfair Street, Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Two Early Augusta Churches (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church Convention (about 500 feet away); William Bartram Visited Augusta, 1773. (about 500 feet away); Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson (about 500 feet away); The First Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); Joseph R. Lamar, Associate Justice (about 600 feet away); Samuel Hammond (about 700 feet away); First Presbyterian Church World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Also see . . . Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Excerpt:

The new Church, as well as the old one which it replaced, was under the title and name of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity. But as the custom of the church requires a Patron Saint or Saints, the Primary Saint Patron of the church is St Patrick, who was chosen as such by a vote of the clergy and people on Easter Sunday of 1863. The secondary Patron is St. Vincent de Paul, under whose invocation the Church was placed at the laying of the cornerstone. The church was popularly known as St. Patrick's from 1863 until the downtown churches merged in 1971.

(Submitted on May 25, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Additional commentary.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

2. Church Of The Most Holy Trinity Marker

1. National Register of Historic Places
Church of the Most Holy Trinity was listed on the NRHP in 1997.

— Submitted May 25, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025

3. Church Of The Most Holy Trinity Marker

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025

4. Church Of The Most Holy Trinity Marker

There is an additional National Register of Historic Places marker on the church.

Church Of The Most Holy Trinity image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025

5. Church Of The Most Holy Trinity

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,019 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.