St. Mary's Church, a painted church in Praha, Texas. (original) (raw)

Praha, TX - St. Mary's Catholic Church

Praha, TX - St. Mary's Catholic Church painted ceiling

Praha, TX - St. Mary's Catholic Church painted ceiling

Praha, TX - St. Mary's Catholic Church balcony

Praha, TX - St. Mary's Catholic Church balcony

Praha painted ceiling and column

St. Mary's Church
TE Photo, 3-01

L - A mother pelican feeding her babies - the same motif used on the Flag of Louisiana.
R - A portion of the ceiling revealing wooden boards beneath the eye.
TE Photo, 3-01

Praha Texas - St. Mary's Catholic Church steeple

St. Mary's Catholic Church steeple
Photo courtesy Chia-Wei Wang, August 2008

Praha, Texas painted church, entrance

A rear doorway
TE Photo, 3-01

Praha, Texas - Jesus

Praha, TX - church cornerstone

The church cornerstone shows it was ordered from Frank Teich's Granite Works in San Antonio.

Praha, TX - First Communion celebrants at St. Mary's Catholic Church

First Communion celebrants at St. Mary's Catholic Church, unknown year
Courtesy Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center Photo Collection

Praha, TX - St. Mary's Catholic Church

Another view of St. Mary's Catholic Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2003

Rev. Vaclav Bily's First Mass in Praha, TX

Rev. Vaclav Bily's First Mass in Praha, 3-25-1939
Fayette Co Hist Commission; submitted by Carolyn Heinsohn, FCHC member

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