Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church
in the Frenstat community; from Caldwell, travel 7 mi. S on US 36, then W on FM 976 to FM 2774 and S 0.8 mi., Caldwell, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1880
EST. 1880
1884
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Czech Catholic settlers who founded the Frenstat community near Caldwell organized this parish in the 1880s. Adolf Polansky donated land to the Galveston Diocese for a church, school, and cemetery, and members worshipped in a schoolhouse until completing a sanctuary in 1889. The congregation, later part of the Austin Diocese, anchored the area's Czech Catholic community.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church
In 1884, Catholic settlers from Czechoslavakia first arrived in this area. They named their settlement Frenstat for the community they had left, Frenstat Rod Radhost, Moravia. By 1887, the Rev. Joseph Chromcik regularly visited Frenstat. That year, Adolf Polansky sold land to the Galveston Diocese for school, church and cemetery purposes. Members met in the schoolhouse until building a sanctuary in 1889. During the next few decades they formed men's and women's service organizations. Since that time, the congregation, now part of the Austin Diocese, has grown in membership and facilities, which include a grotto of the Virgin Mary of Lourdes. (2005) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5051013256
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