St. Mary Catholic Church - New Roads, LA - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

Very fine Gothic church example. There was people in church when I visited, but having been in sanctuary before, I know it is quite ornate. I know there is original oil painted "Station of the Cross" inside church.

Early History (from website)

When the young French missionary, Antoine Blanc, was assigned as pastor of St. Francis of Pointe Coupee in 1820, that church was already nearing its century mark, having been founded in 1738 on the banks of the Mississippi River at the Post de la Pointe Coupee. Records of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and St. Francis from that era tell us that soon after becoming pastor, Father Blanc “saw a need for a new church to be situated for the convenience of his parish,” that is, on the banks of False River, where much of the population had settled. Without wasting time, construction on the new church was begun. The plan was simple – a wood frame building, 33 feet wide by 80 feet long, was to be built on a piece of land donated by Marie Pourciau Olinde, near the spot where the “new road” from the old community on the Mississippi River intersected with the public road along False River.

See website for more complete history.

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 10/19/1823 Date of building construction: 01/01/1904 Dominant Architectural Style: Gothic Archdiocese: New Orleans Diocese: Baton Rouge Address/Location: 348 W Main St New Roads, LA USA 70760 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

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