Comments on: St. Mary's Church

By: Rich in Texas

Rich in Texas — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:11:25 +0000

The correct date provided by Adam is very astute. The date on the nameplate makes no sense at all. Also, I took a photo of the cornerstone on my visit in 2006 and it appears to say: “17 OCT 1897″ – at odds with the nameplate. I received 1st holy communion there in 1951.

By: Yellow Jacket – Then & Now (p2)

Yellow Jacket – Then & Now (p2) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:06:54 +0000

[...] was built in 1896 and served Red Jacket’s Italian emigrants. (check out its CCE profile HERE) As was generally the case, this particular structure was built atop C&H owned lands donated [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:17:58 +0000

The dedication plate is funny because it randomly fixed two languages, appears to have tried to hide another X, and failed to put up the proper Roman Numeral for 1896: MDCCCXCVI.

By: Herb from Wisconsin

Herb from Wisconsin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:51:49 +0000

I never knew the story behind the phrase “Deo Optimo Maximo.” Very interesting.

These old churches are very interesting.

By: explorer

explorer — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:22:05 +0000

For some reason I never noticed that Dave, its hilarious to think they didn’t just carve a new one but I’m sure the stone was expensive. For centuries more that guy’s mistake is set in stone – literally.

By: dcclark

dcclark — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:40:41 +0000

Interesting — in that last photo, it looks like the “VI” at the end of the date is covering up an “XVI” — as if the stoneworker accidentally carved an extra “X” and had to fill it in.