First Chapel in Roma
N 26° 24.417 W 099° 01.074
14R E 498214 N 2920752
The medallion and plate-style historic marker affixed to the Saint Anna Chapel, the first Catholic Chapel in Roma TX
Waymark Code: WMPGFX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2015
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This historic medallion and plate short marker is affixed to the stucco next to the entrance to the historic St. Anna Chapel, the first Catholic Chapel in Roma Texas.
The Saint Anna Chapel is still in use today, as part of our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church, which was built in 1854 just up the street.
Marker Number: 1697
Marker Text:
Built by volunteer labor, on donated site, of contributed materials, about 1840. In the years before Oblate Fathers arrived (1853) and built church, some 500 confirmed persons had received sacraments in this chapel from secular priests who lived in Mier.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -- 1973
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