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 St. John the Baptist - Edgard, LA N 30° 02.747 W 090° 33.580
15R E 735291 N 3326367
Quick Description: Located in front of the Parish courthouse, in Edgard.
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2009 7:52:54 PM
Waymark Code: WM7JF1
Views: 1
Long Description:About St. John the Baptist, from the official Catholic Saints
online database, located
here:
John the Baptist was the son of Zachary, a priest of the Temple
in Jerusalem, and Elizabeth, a kinswoman of Mary who visited her.
He was probably born at Ain-Karim southwest of Jerusalem after the
Angel Gabriel had told Zachary that his wife would bear a child
even though she was an old woman. He lived as a hermit in the
desert of Judea until about A.D. 27. When he was thirty, he began
to preach on the banks of the Jordan against the evils of the times
and called men to penance and baptism "for the Kingdom of Heaven is
close at hand". He attracted large crowds, and when Christ came to
him, John recognized Him as the Messiah and baptized Him, saying,
"It is I who need baptism from You". When Christ left to preach in
Galilee, John continued preaching in the Jordan valley. Fearful of
his great power with the people, Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Perea
and Galilee, had him arrested and imprisoned at Machaerus Fortress
on the Dead Sea when John denounced his adultrous and incestuous
marriage with Herodias, wife of his half brother Philip. John was
beheaded at the request of Salome, daughter of Herodias, who asked
for his head at the instigation of her mother. John inspired many
of his followers to follow Christ when he designated Him "the Lamb
of God," among them Andrew and John, who came to know Christ
through John's preaching. John is presented in the New Testament as
the last of the Old Testament prophets and the precursor of the
Messiah. His feast day is June 24th and the feast for his beheading
is August 29th.
This statue is placed in St. John the Baptist Parish. Louisiana
calls it's counties "parishes". St. John the Baptist parish is a
river parish, and is split by the Mississippi river. Edgard is the
Parish seat for St. John Baptist Parish. The courthouse is located
on E. Third St. off of River Rd.(Hwy. 18). Edgard is a small
community with the courthouse and Catholic church. Statue is
namesake for the Parish.
The statue is nice. It stands proudly on government property. Also
located on property is a memorial for the Luling - Destrahan
Mississippi River Ferry accident.
Associated Religion(s): Catholic
Statue Location: Court House grounds.
Entrance Fee: Free
Website: [Web Link]
Artist: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not
required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.
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