St. Martin de Porres (Diocese of Beaumont, Cheek)
| Mission of St. Martin de Porres | |
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| Dedication: | Mission of St. Martin de Porres |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Beaumont |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 7467 Boyt Rd., Cheek, Texas 77713 |
| City: | Cheek, TX |
| Subdivision: | Texas |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Website: | No website specified |
| Founded: | 1972 |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 3/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
Mission of St. Martin de Porres is a Catholic mission church of the Diocese of Beaumont, located in the small unincorporated community of Cheek, Texas, in Jefferson County. As its name indicates, the community has historically been served as a mission rather than as a fully independent parish, dedicated to Saint Martin de Porres, the sixteenth-century Peruvian Dominican brother renowned for his humility and charity toward the poor and sick.
Established in 1972, the mission serves a rural congregation in southeastern Texas within the Beaumont metropolitan area. Limited public documentation exists regarding the mission's founding circumstances, early clergy, and building history.
The community continues to gather for worship under the pastoral care of the Diocese of Beaumont, carrying forward the legacy of Saint Martin de Porres as a patron of racial harmony and social justice.
History
According to diocesan records, the Mission of St. Martin de Porres was founded in 1972 to serve Catholics in the Cheek area of Jefferson County, Texas.[1] No confirmed details regarding the mission's founding pastor, original construction, or subsequent renovations are documented in available sources. As is common for small rural missions in the diocese, St. Martin de Porres has likely been served in conjunction with a neighboring parish rather than maintaining its own resident clergy.
Special features
- Devotion to Saint Martin de Porres, patron of interracial harmony, social justice, and those in need
- Service to a small rural Catholic community in Jefferson County
Relics
No confirmed information regarding relics housed at this mission is documented in publicly available sources. According to established Catholic tradition, altars in dedicated churches customarily contain relics of saints, though specific details for this mission are not known.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the mission church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
No confirmed details regarding the interior layout or furnishings of the mission are documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
No confirmed information regarding stained glass windows is publicly documented for this mission.
Statues and Sculptures
Devotional imagery of Saint Martin de Porres may be present, consistent with the mission's dedication, though specific details are not publicly documented.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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Related parishes
- Mother of Mercy (Diocese of Beaumont, Ames)
- Our Lady of Light (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Blessed Sacrament (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Cristo Rey (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Our Lady of the Assumption (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Mother of Mercy (Diocese of Beaumont, Beaumont)
- St. Anne (Diocese of Beaumont)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Beaumont, Beaumont)
- St. Jude Thaddeus (Diocese of Beaumont)
- St. Pius X (Diocese of Beaumont)
- St. Henry (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Mission of St. Francis of Assisi (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Diocese of Beaumont)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Beaumont, Cleveland)
- Mission of St. Martin de Porres (Diocese of Beaumont, Corrigan)
- St. Joseph the Worker (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Mission of St. Anne (Diocese of Beaumont)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Beaumont, Fannett)
- Immaculate Conception (Diocese of Beaumont, Groves)
- St. Peter the Apostle (Diocese of Beaumont)
- St. Michael (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Mission of Our Lady of La Salette (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Mission of the Holy Spirit (Diocese of Beaumont)
- Immaculate Conception (Diocese of Beaumont, Liberty)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Beaumont, Livingston)
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References
- ↑ "Parishes and Missions". Diocese of Beaumont. https://www.dioceseofbmt.org/.