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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.
First Chapel in Roma is a historical marker in Roma, Starr County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.4086, -99.0179 near Roma. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roma City Hall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Guerra, Manuel, Store, Memorial Hospital, and Ramirez Hall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427001697. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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