Texas Shrines
The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Standing tall above the flat prairie is a cross 190 feet tall which can be seen for almost 20 miles. The arms of the cross are 110 ft. wide. The structure weighs 2-1/2 million pounds (
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
Replica of venerable shrine in Lourdes, France;
Shrine of La Virgen de San Juan del Valle
An elaborate Catholic church, completed in 1954, included many imported objects of art. It was destroyed by fire after an airplane crash (apparently deliberate) in 1970