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Heartbroken parishioners sifted through the ashes of a 125-year-old church that was burned to the ground by a rapidly spreading fire in central Texas on Monday.
The Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, which counted some 500 members and was believed to be the largest wooden structure west of the Mississippi River, was destroyed by the blaze on Monday morning.
Locals were able to save the tabernacle, but virtually everything else was lost, KWTX-TV reported.
A statue of the Virgin Mary with rosary also survived the blaze, KXXV-TV reported.