St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas)
| St Mark's Episcopal Church, San Antonio | |
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| Location | 315 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Architect(s) | Richard Upjohn |
| Completed | 1877 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province VII |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of West Texas |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Beth Knowlton |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Rev. Matthew W. Wise |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Jon Johnson |
| Organ scholar | Samuel Gaskin |
| Churchwarden(s) | Cathy Dawson and Craig Stokes |
St. Mark's Episcopal Church | |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000103 [1] |
| RTHL No. | 4463 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1998 |
| Designated RTHL | 1962 |
St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic church in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of West Texas.
History
St. Mark's was founded as a parish in 1858.[2] The church is located at 315 East Pecan Street in Travis Park, in the heart of the River Walk District and is only four blocks from the Alamo. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1998.
Lady Bird Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson were married at St. Mark's by Rev. Arthur R. McKinstry on November 17, 1934.[3]
The rector is the Reverend Beth Knowlton (called to be rector on May 20, 2014).[4]
St. Mark's belfry houses a bell that was cast in New York in 1874 from the remains of the "Come and Take It" cannon that ignited the Texas Revolution in 1835 at Gonzales, TX. The cannon; a six-pound, Spanish made, bronze, artillery piece was unearthed in 1852, inside the Alamo, after being spiked and buried by Mexican troops after the defeat and subsequent surrender of General Santa Anna at San Jacinto.[5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ http://stmarks-sa.org/#/about-us/history-of-st-marks
- ^ "A. R. McKinstry, 97 - Ex-Episcopal Bishop". NYTimes.com. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ http://www.stmarks-sa.org/#/home/new-rector-called
- ^ Lindley, Thomas Ricks, "Gonzales "Come and Take It" Cannon", Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association
External links
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