St. Mary's Cathedral

The city's oldest surviving church was built in 1847 by the Most Rev. John M. Odin, C. M., an early missionary and the first bishop of Texas. A gift of half a million bricks from Antwerp, Belgium, made the structure possible. The Gothic cathedral has been preserved in its original style. After the disastrous flood of 1875, the tower was crowned with a statue of Mary, Star of the Sea, which has withstood storms ever since. Fine stained glass windows and rich altars are notable features.

Galveston, Texas · United States