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
26.4070° N, 99.0179° W
Where to Find It
(Estrella and Lincoln Street, Roma), 708 Estrella, Roma.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SE Old Roma Convent Building Roma
- 0.1 mi SE Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church Roma
- 0.1 mi S Manuel Guerra Home and Store Roma
- 0.1 mi S Memorial Hospital Roma
- 0.1 mi SW Knights of Columbus Hall Roma
- 0.1 mi S Heinrich Portscheller Roma