St. Louis Cathedral - New Orleans, LA
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N 29° 57.473 W 090° 03.811
15R E 783399 N 3317746
St. Louis Cathedral is located at 615 Pere Antoine Alley between St. Peter Street and St. Ann Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2020
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The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in what would become the United States. It is dedicated to Saint Louis, also known as King Louis IX of France.
The cathedral is said to be haunted by Fr. Antonio de Sedella, more commonly known as Père Antoine. He was a priest at the cathedral and his body is buried within the church. He is said to walk the alley named after him next to the cathedral in the early mornings. Accounts of his apparitions by parishioners and tourists claim that he appears during Christmas Midnight Mass near the left side of the altar, holding a candle. The cathedral is also said to be haunted by Père Dagobert, a monk who resided in the church. It is said that his voice can be heard chanting the Kyrie on rainy days.
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