Saints Cyril and Methodius Church - Dubina, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 43.754 W 096° 50.077
14R E 709436 N 3290745
Dubina was a Czech settlement began in 1856. Dubina's first church was built in 1876, but was destroyed by a 1909 hurricane. Rebuilt in 1911, it survived a fire that all but destroyed the town.
Waymark Code: WMRXX6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2016
Views: 3
Weekly Mass: 8:45 a.m. Sunday
Dubina’s present-day church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A former slave, Tom Lee, used his blacksmith skills to hammer out the iron cross that still stands tall atop the church’s steeple.
Like several other Texas churches built by Central European immigrants, Sts. Cyril and Methodius is adorned with an array of decorative interior painting. Colorful, stenciled patterns of stylized vines and flowers trace the outline of the arches and windows, with geometric patterns also used along the outer walls. Unique paintings occupy prominent interior spaces, with angels above each column and an emblem of the parish in the central nave vault above the apse.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Dominant Architectural Style: Carpenter Gothic Style
Diocese: Victoria
Address/Location:
FM Road 1383
Dubina, TX USA
78956
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Date of building construction: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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