Chapters: St. Augustine Parish Church, Cypress Lake (Lafayette, Louisiana), Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Bird City, Cane River National Heritage Area, Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: St. Augustine Catholic Church (Isle Brevelle) is in Natchez, Louisiana. Tradition holds that the church was established by Nicolas Augustin Métoyer, a newly freed slave, in 1803 and that services have been held continuously since then. The congregation may have gathered then, but the church and priest came later. As is often the case, historical records challenge the local lore. Parish records document the founding of the Chapel of St. Augustine "as a mission of the church of St. François of Natchitoches" in July 1829, when the church was constructed. It did not become a parish church with a resident priest until 1856. The church is included in the Cane River National Heritage Area. Because of the significance of the church and the Créole community, it is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. When Father Jean Baptiste Blanc consecrated the chapel for religious use (19 July 1829), he reported that it had been "erected on Isle Brevelle on the plantation of Sieur Augustin Métoyer through the care and generosity of the above-named Augustin Métoyer, aided by Louis Métoyer, his brother. ... The said chapel ... having been dedicated to St. Augustine, shall be considered as under the protection of this great doctor." Tradition also describes the role of Augustin's brother Louis (founder of the nearby National Historic Landmark, Melrose Plantation), as the chapel's designer and builder. Whether dated by evidence or local lore, the Church of St. Augustine is believed to be the oldest church built by fr...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18444810Price: $14.14
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