Our Lady of Loreto Chapel at Presidio La Bahía in Goliad is one of the oldest active churches in the U.S. The stone building is a un
Col. James FanninThe presidio has belonged to the Catholic Diocese of Victoria since 1853, and operated as a museum since the 1960s. Most of the structure was rebuilt in a 1963-67 restoration. The thick walls of the chapel, on the other hand, are almost entirely original.
The chapel is known for its architecture as well as its art. It is one of the few buildings in the U.S. with its original arch supported"groin vaulted" ceiling.of Corpus Christi, the"Michelangelo of South Texas," painted a mural of the Annunciation behind the altar. The painting has a Texas flavor, with a cactus and rattlesnake.Lincoln Borglum
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