St Mary's Plantersville
by Linda Cox
Title
St Mary's Plantersville
Artist
Linda Cox
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Photography
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This is an original photograph which has been slightly altered digitally in order to give you a beautiful work of art to grace the walls of your home or office. The Fine Art America watermark will not be visible on your purchased product.
On a quiet Monday afternoon, my granddaughter and I were traveling from Montgomery, Texas to Waco, Texas. Since we had to be in no particular place at no particular time, she suggested that we take a backroad and take some photographs of St. Mary's, the church she attends when she is at home in Montgomery. Always having my camera within easy reach, I told her that I thought it was an excellent idea. She, too is becoming quite the photographer, so we both grabbed our trusty cameras and headed to Plantersville. Plantersville is a beautiful rural area about 15 miles from Montgomery, maybe 35 miles from College Station and 35 or 40 miles from Navasoto, Brenham and Conroe, Texas. It is a beautiful little slice of peace and serenity surrounded by the chaos of busy towns. Oh, what a lovely drive it was.
During the late 1980's a growing Polish and German-Russian population created the need for a place for them to worship. In 1984, the Bishop of the Roman catholic Church of the Diocese of Galveston purchased the parcel of land where the church of St. Mary's now stands. The parcel was a part of the league of land granted to John Lundram as a colonist in Austin's Colony.
Seventy families became the first parish in 1984. Money was scarce, but the seventy families were disciplined, hard workers and in a very short period of time Mass was celebrated in their new, finished church. Two schools were then constructed to provide an education for the children of the growing farm community.
In 1917, the church was struck by lightening and completely destroyed by fire. The present church was erected shortly afterwards without incurring any debt.
St. Mary's is now a registered Historic Landmark in the state of Texas
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October 10th, 2018
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