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First Chapel in Roma

Roma, Starr County

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.

Marker Details

Address 708 Estrella
Location Description (Estrella and Lincoln Street, Roma), 708 Estrella, Roma.
Marker # 1697
Dedicated 1973
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code Roman Catholic denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 26.4071, -99.017858

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