Completed in 565 AD, the basilica was built over the believed burial site of St. John the Apostle. According to legend, St. John (as the Beloved Disciple) took the Virgin Mary to Ephesus in her final years, and her possible house overlooks the ancient city of Ephesus. Today the ruins are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ephesus.
Built in the 5th centry, possibly for the First Council of Ephesus (the third ecumenical council of the early church). The Second Council of Ephesus may also have been held here.
The 11th of the 21 California missions, founded in 1787. The mission is no longer an active church, but part of a state park which seeks to accurately replicate mission life. More Information Official site California Missions Foundation page Missions California page
The 21st of the 21 California missions, founded in 1823. The mission only remained so for 11 years before being secularized. The Bear Flag Revolt of June 14, 1816 occurred directly across from the mission, declaring California a republic. Today the mission is part of a public park. More Information Official site California Missions Foundation page Missions California page
Established in 1914 in response to the flood of Mexican refugees fleeing the anti-Catholic dictatorship in Mexico, this parish was merged with the cathedral in 1965. This gentrified neighborhood was once Little Mexico. All that remains on the site is an image of Our Lady of Gudalaupe. The church was first served by Vincentians, who staffed Holy Trinity, then by the Carmelites. St. Ann’s school was located next to the church, and the building still stands today, containing a restaurant and a Japanese samaurai collection....
The school was founded in 1905 and the present church, the 5th church in Dallas and the 3rd oldest extant one, was built in 1910. The original 1905 temporary church, later used as a parish hall, stood on the corner of Texas and Floyd and was extant in 2009, though it now appears to be gone. The church was built by the Oblate fathers for the German population. From 1977 to 2007, the buildings were used for St....
Part of the deal when the first parish in Dallas was named Sacred Heart was that the second church would be named in honor of St. Patrick. This parish (which became the third oldest in the Dallas city limits once Oak Cliff was annexed) was located across from City Park. The church was flattened by I-30, and where it once stood is now squarely in the middle of the Canyon....
Original site of St. Paul Sanitarium. The hospital moved to its present location on Harry Hines Blvd in the 1960’s, and the original building was razed. The Daughters of Charity continued administration of the hospital until it was sold around the year 2000. Today it is part of UT Southwestern. More Information History of St. Paul Sanitarium UT Southwestern pamphlet on St. Paul’s history Sanitarium in the 1921 Sanborn map
Original site of Holy Trinity College, the Vincentian college. The school was later renamed to Dallas University/University of Dallas. The school closed in 1929 and its charter was reused for the current University of Dlalas. The building later housed Jesuit Prepatory School until it moved next to St. Rita and this building was sadly razed. More Information School in the 1922 Sanborn map
Original site of Ursuline Academy and the Ursuline Convent. It is unclear why this building was demolished. More Information Ursuline history article - Includes pictures of this convent Additional Ursuline history article - Includes pictures Convent in the 1922 Sanborn map