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...
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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 mission field of Texas, embarked from New Orleans on a schooner bound for the Texas Coast. He arrived in Galveston early in 1841, and decided to remain and establish a church.
Father John Timon, C.M., who in 1839 had been appointed Vicar Apostolic of Texas, in collaboration with Father Odin, managed to procure enough money to begin construction of a wooden-frame church. He was assisted in this venture by Colonel Michael B. Menard and N. U. Labadie, prominent Galvestonians. Colonel Menard is to be remembered as the founder of the City of...
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