Saint Mary Cathedral altar

Tree of Life
Look at the leaves - post oak

Originally, there were altar end pieces also sculpted by Correll. Those carvings, of cactus and bluebonnets, are purportedly at Saint Edwards University.

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Tree of Life

Tree of Life on the front of the altar by the famed sculptor Ira Correll. The tree is a post oak (Quercus stellata), as seen in the shape of the leaves.

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This molding that circles the church at the top of the walls repeats the botanical theme of the church.

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View down the stairs from the choir loft.

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Bishop's Cathedra

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Mount Calvary Crucifix

Dedicated 1916
Daprato Orbronze

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Michael and Mary Butler

https://www.preservationaustin.org/news/2021/4/28/michael-butler-amp-the-butler-brick-legacy

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Franzetti Family Headstone

Italy.

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John Costa

Born in Genoa, Italy. Honored judge in Austin. The main window over the altar in Saint Mary Cathedral, that of the Immaculate Conception of Saint Mary, was donated to the church in honor of Judge Costa by the Austin Bar Association.

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Arnold Packenius

Germany

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Mount Calvary Cemetery

Property line along I35.

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Dr. Herbert Nassour and wife, Hoda.

https://lebanesestudies.news.chass.ncsu.edu/2019/03/25/fighting-injustice-the-story-of-herbert-nassour/

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Daughters of Divine Charity

A grassroots effort in the 1890s by citizens of Austin, Texas led to the opening of the Seton Infirmary on May 26, 1902. The citizenry asked the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul to construct a Catholic hospital to take care of the sick and poor.

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