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Saint Mary Cathedral

Cathedral of the Diocese of Austin
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  • Bishop Jean-Marie Odin

    Bishop Jean-Marie Odin

    Father Odin conducted the first Mass in Austin on December 23, 1840. He would soon become Bishop Odin, the first bishop in the Diocese of Galveston (which included all of Texas). He planted the seeds for what became Saint Mary Cathedral, and he is considered to be the Father of the restored Catholic Church in Texas.

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  • Bishop John Timon

    Bishop John Timon

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  • Saint Patrick's Church

    Saint Patrick's Church

    Saint Patrick's Church, the first Catholic church in Austin and the predecessor of Saint Mary Cathedral.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral before addition of bell tower and stone entrance.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral, photographed soon after its construction in 1884. Notice the lack of the bell tower and stone entrance. This dates the photograph to the late 1890s or early 1900s.

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Father Peter Lauth, priest at the time of the completion of the cathedral in 1884.

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Image of Austin from the dome of the new state capitol, This image is from the 1890s, showing Saint Mary before the addition of the stone entrance and the main bell tower.

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  • Seton Infirmary

    Seton Infirmary

    In 1898, the Daughters agreed to consider coming to Austin if the Society would provide house and grounds suitable for a hospital. By 1900, the sum of $5,300 was raised by the Society. The money purchased “Tobin Park,” almost five acres of land on 26th Street between Nueces and Rio Grande. Seton Infirmary was granted a charter by the State of Texas on April 4, 1900. At the time, Austin had a population of just 22,258.

    Rockwell Milligan, of St. Louis, Missouri, was the architect who designed the four-story, red pressed brick building in the “Southern Colonial” style. Seton Infirmary – named after Elizabeth Ann Seton, who founded the order that would become the Daughters of Charity in the United States – was dedicated on May 29, 1902. It contained 17 private rooms, 11 wards, special diet kitchens on each floor, plus separate dormitories and refectories for the sisters.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Front of Saint Mary Cathedral from across 10th Street

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Joseph statue

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus

    Mary

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Inscription on the front of Saint Mary Cathedral. The "SC" is for "Sancta Cruce," from the Congregation of Holy Cross. The Holy Cross order, founded in 1837 in Le Mans, France, managed the church in its early years. The Maltese-style cross is characteristic of the Holy Cross order. Notice the fleur de lis in the upper left and the shamrock on the upper right.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    During the 1890s, the stained-glass windows were installed. The first one was donated by the pastor, Father Peter Laugh; in 1891, these first ones were set in the west wall of the church. After all of the stained glass windows were in place on the west wall, installation began on the east wall.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Aloysius (left) and the Sacred Heart of Jesus (right)

    Saint Aloysius: Donated in the memory of the parents of J.J. Cain and wife .
    The Sacred Heart of Jesus: Donated by the League of the Sacred Heart.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Catherine (left) and Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (right)
    Saint Catherine donor: Joseph and Catherine Fischer
    Christ in the Garden donor: Joseph and Mary Martin

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Rose of Lima (left) and the Baptism of Jesus
    Saint Rose donated in memory of Mr. and Mrs. S.V. Dooley
    Baptism of Jesus donated in memory of Mary Blocker

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Cecilia (left) and Saint Theresa (right)
    Saint Cecilia donated in memory of Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Martin
    Saint Theresa donated in memory of Joseph and Theresa Martin

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Small window above the Evangelists

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    The Annunciation (left) and Saint Louis King of France (right)

    The Annunciation donated by the Rev. Peter Lauth CSC. Rev. Lauth served as rector of Saint Mary during the completion of the cathedral, and he donated this first window. Rev, Lauth served as pastor until 1898, and was joined during those years at various times by his three brothers (also priests).

    Saint Louis King of France donated in memory of Louis Eilers, a Bastrop businessman, and his wife.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Henry, Emperor of Germany (left) and Saint Stephen (right)
    Saint Henry donated by R. Renz and C. Schurr
    Saint Stephen donated by Stephen Broghan

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Our Lady of the Rosary (left) and the Queen of Heaven (right)
    Our Lady of the Rosary donated by the Lady of the Rosary Sodality
    Queen of Heaven donated by the Children of Mary

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Cunigunda of Luxembourg (left) and Saint Anna, Mother of Mary (right)
    Saint Cunigunda donated in memory of Mrs. Mary Rish
    Saint Anna donated in memory of C. Lundburg

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Nave Rose Window view (looking north) and narthex.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral, Austin, Texas

    Saint Mary Cathedral, Austin, Texas

    Rose Window.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Matthew (right) and Saint Mark (left)

    Donated in memory of Joseph Limerick and wife, Elizabeth.

    Joseph Limerick (born 1798) was a laborer, immigrating to the United States and Austin around 1850, He earned his living as a stonemason and invested greatly in real estate, both land and houses. Joseph Limerick died in December of 1888 at the age of 90 and is buried at St. Mary's Catholic cemetery. A window near the chancel of the Cathedral is dedicated to him and his wife. Limerick assisted with the construction of the Eugene Bremond properties while in his 60s (Bremond Block Historic District, NR 1970), and Bremond served as the trustee of the Limerick properties following Limerick's death.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Luke (right) and Saint John (left)



    Windows donated in memory of John Butler and wife. John Butler was the son of Michael Butler, an Irish immigrant who founded Butler Brick in 1873. Michael Butler donated St. Mary's large bell. The large bell, weighing 2009 lbs., is from the McShane Bell Foundry in Baltimore, MD. The names of Michael Butler's children are engraved on the bell.

    Michael Butler (1842-1909) was born near Limerick City, Ireland. His
    father owned farms and was a contractor in the construction of public
    pikes and roads. In 1866, at the age of 24, Michael sailed to New York
    City, where he learned the rudiments of his trade as a bricklayer’s
    helper. Within the next three years he pursued his trade as a mason in Wisconsin, St. Louis, and Little Rock before a move to Dallas in 1869,
    where he established his first plant for manufacturing bricks using
    clay from the banks of the Trinity River.

    Michael Butler established his first Austin brickyard, Plant #1,
    at the foot of East Avenue (now IH-35) on the north shore of the
    Colorado River in 1873. His technique for testing clay to see if it
    would make good brick was to taste it.

    In 1876, Butler purchased property for his Austin Plant #2 along
    the south bank of the Colorado River – between the river and
    Barton Creek Road, and from Barton Creek on the west to the I&GN
    Railroad right of way (east of Lamar Boulevard) and beyond to
    South First Street on the east. The clay fields were at today’s Butler
    Golf Park. Brick was delivered by ox cart across the river ford at the
    foot of Shoal Creek or over a pontoon bridge at the foot of Brazos
    Street. A ferry was used during periods of high water.

    Michael Butler married Mary Jane Kelly (1854-1935) in 1878 in
    St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. They lived in a brick house built by
    Butler in 1877 at 200 South Lamar, near today’s Zach Scott Theater.
    All three of their children were born in this home: John Francis in
    1879, Mary Margaret in 1881, and Thomas James in 1885...Preservation Austin

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    View of five stained glass windows above the altar, from left to right: Saint Peter, Saint Joseph, Assumption of Mary, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Paul.

    Donors are as follows:

    Saint Peter – Mr. Raymond Renz
    Saint Paul – Mr. William Walsh
    Saint John the Baptist – Former Governor Lubbock
    Saint Joseph – Capt. T.W. Watson

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Window on the west side of the narthex
    Saint Dominic (left) and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (right)
    Saint Dominic donated in memory of Mrs. Sweetie Villeneuve
    Immaculate Heart of Mary donated in memory of Mary Blocker

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    WW II window in the northwest corner of the church (west side of the narthex).

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Four Cardinal Virtues on the East Side of the Narthex

    Temperance (left) and Fortitude (right)

    phronêsis (prudence/practical wisdom) ...
    dikaiosunê (justice/morality) ...
    sôphrosunê (temperance/moderation) ...
    andreia (fortitude/courage)

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Justice (left) and Prudence (right)

    Four Cardinal Virtues on the East Side of the Narthex

    phronêsis (prudence/practical wisdom) ...
    dikaiosunê (justice/morality) ...
    sôphrosunê (temperance/moderation) ...
    andreia (fortitude/courage)

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Attribution on the Immaculate Conception window.
    Eugene Hutcher was the first director of the Carmelite stained glass atelier in Le Mans, France, The windows over the altar, as well as the Rose Window, apparently were made in this workshop.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Immaculate Heart of Mary

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Sacred Heart of Jesus

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    The Immaculate Conception 2000X3000
    Donated by the Austin Bar in memory of Judge John Costa.

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Sunrise looking at the east side of the Cathedral

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Sunrise view of the front of the Cathedral

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Royal Bavarian Art Institute for Stained Glass, F.X. Zettler, Munich

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Rose Window and narthex.

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Northeast corner of the nave.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral, Austin, Texas

    Saint Mary Cathedral, Austin, Texas

    Front entrance and Rose Window

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Main entrance

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    Saint Mary Cathedral

    Iesus Hominum Salvator (IHS): a contraction derived from the Greek word ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, Jesus, used as a symbol or monogram.

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  • Apse

    Apse

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral, Austin, Texas

    Saint Mary Cathedral, Austin, Texas

    Nave, with sainted glass window of the Immaculate Conception. Shown in the bordering windows are Saint Peter, Saint Joseph, John the Baptist, and Saint Paul.

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  • Saint Mary Cathedral

    Saint Mary Cathedral

    View looking north toward the choir loft and the of the Rose WIndow.

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