FIRST -- Catholic Chapel in Roma TX
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, proclaims its status as the first Catholic Chapel in Roma TX.
Waymark Code: WMPGFY
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.
The historic marker reads as follows:
"FIRST CHAPEL IN ROMA
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"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1840
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