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Photograph CollectionA Look Inside the Archive -
First Communion SundayDate unknown
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A group of children receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Taylor.
From the Gumie Gonzales Collection
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Queen of FiestaDate Unknown
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Bishop Louis Reicher crowns the Queen of Fiesta at St. Julia, Austin.
Pictured next to Bishop Reicher, Rev. Peter Noble kneels for the photograph.
From the St. Julia, Austin, Parish Collection
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Diocesan Catholic Schools OfficeNovember 1979
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Dessert table at the Department of Catholic Schools meeting on Financing Catholic Schools.
From the Men's Religious, 1978-1979, Photograph Collection
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Knights of Columbus DanceApril 1974
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Five band members play at the Knights of Columbus dance held at St. Mary's Cathedral, Austin.
From the Men's Religious, 1978-1979, Photograph Collection
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Home of the Holy InfancyDate Unknown
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7 unidentified children
In 1921, the Ladies of Charity established the Home of the Holy Infancy as an orphange located in a house purchased by the Diocese of Austin. By 1932, the Daughters of Charity took over administration of the home, and moved it into a new, larger building.
In 1977, the Home of the Holy Infancy became Marywood and the focus narrowed to foster care and adoption.
From the Home of the Holy Infancy, Photograph Collection
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Missionary Priest with PiñatasDate Unknown
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Unidentified missionary priest poses outside of St. William's Vocational School in Round Rock, TX.
This building was later used as the "Centro de Cursillos de Cristiandad Pio XII."
From the St. William, Round Rock, Parish Collection
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Musical Ensembleca. 1950
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Students participate in a musical ensemble at St. Mary's School, Temple.
From the St. Mary, Temple, Parish Collection
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"Societies and First Communions"1930
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In the 1930s, Fr. Jose Prieto organized societies such as the "Teresitas", "Hijas de Maria", "Guadalupanas", and the "Sociedad del Sagrado Corazon."
This photograph was taken 5 years after the mission in Elgin became a part of Guadalupe parish in Austin.
Later, on July 5, 1949, the newly consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Austin, Bishop Louis Reicher, blessed the new church of the Sacred Heart (the first church to be blessed in the new diocese).
From the Sacred Heart, Elgin, Parish Collection
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Sister Mary BernadetteDate unknown
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Sr. Bernadette, an abbess at the cloistered Poor Clare monastery in Brenham, referred to herself as a "cowboy nun," raised and trained miniature horses, and played blues saxophone, all while fulfilling her own full-time occupation of contemplative prayer.
From the Poor Clare, Religious Collection
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Solemn Blessing of ConventOctober 17, 1948
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Bishop Louis Reicher, the 1st bishop of the Diocese of Austin, pictured in the second row from the bottom, 3rd from the left, blesses the Convent of St. John Bosco in Taylor, TX.
To the right of Bishop Reicher is Rev. Paul A. Lewis, O.M.I, the founder of the sisters of St. John Bosco.
From the Sisters of St. John Bosco, Religious Collection
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St. Anthony's Church and Rectory1923
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In 1896, St. Anthony's was established as a parish to care for Italian families moving from Louisiana to work on cotton plantations in Bryan, TX.
This photo was taken only a few years before the church was demolished by a fire in 1926.
From the St. Anthony, Bryan, Parish Collection
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