St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica

St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica [1847] is a Roman Catholic place of worship situated in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is the primary cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the motherchurch of the Catholic Church in Texas. Along with the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, St. Mary's serves more than 1.5 million Catholics living in the Archdiocese. In 1840, the Rev. John Odin, CM., deciding to expend his energies in the... more

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  • 1847

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Nicholas J. Clayton

Nicholas Joseph Clayton (November 1, 1840 in Cloyne, County Cork - December 9, 1916 in Galveston, Texas) was a prominent Victorian architect in Galveston.
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