St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas)
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.
| St Mark's Church | |
|---|---|
| The Parish Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist | |
| 29°25′42″N 98°29′23″W / 29.4284°N 98.4896°W | |
| Location | 315 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas |
| Country | U.S. |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| 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 Rev. Elizabeth Knowlton |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Rev. Matthew W. Wise and The Rev. Ann Benton Fraser |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Jon Johnson |
| Churchwarden(s) | George Spencer, Jr. |
St. Mark's Episcopal Church | |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000103[1] |
| RTHL No. | 4463 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1998 |
| Designated RTHL | 1962 |
History edit
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 of the Alamo by General Santa Anna and the Mexican army.
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#98000103)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "St. Mark's Episcopal Church, San Antonio TX".
- ^ "A. R. McKinstry, 97 - Ex-Episcopal Bishop". NYTimes.com. December 29, 1991. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "St. Mark's Episcopal Church, San Antonio TX".
External links edit
- St. Mark's website