but nothing else was as full of unique history as the painted churches of Texas. St. Mary’s in High Hill – The “Queen” of the Painted Churches When I stepped into St. Mary’s Catholic ...

They’re known as “The Painted Churches of Texas”, and they survived because ... there’s the equally historic St. Mary’s Catholic Church, founded by German immigrants in 1869.

Known as the "Queen of the Painted Churches" on the Painted Churches of Texas tour, St. Mary's is grand and elaborate with intricately detailed paintings, a large host of statuary and glittering ...

On June 21, 1983, fifteen Texas churches built between 1859 ... San Antonio fresco artist Fred Donecker. Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church (High Hill) In unincorporated High Hill ...

Not every Dielmann church survives, but at least sixty steeples that rise today into the Texas sky came from his blueprints. Both St. Mary’s churches are listed in the National Register of ...