Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church - Baton Rouge, LA
N 30° 27.105 W 091° 09.927
15R E 676146 N 3370275
Sacred Heart is a large parish in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, and was started as a mission in 1924. Fine church and parish also features a large school.
Waymark Code: WM7PBC
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2009
Views: 3
Large beautiful church, located in downtown Baton Rouge. The building is very beautiful, from all sides. The 119 foot campanile really stands out, with a mosaic of tiles on the top of the bell shape. The entire facility was very nice, and clean. Features 28 original pieces of artwork by Reverend Gregory deWit, who painted here sometime between 1937 and 1055. Stained glass by Emil Frei of St. Louis, MO. All the glass was installed between 1942 and 1952. Two statues, listed on the Smithsonian inventory are located outside the main entrance. Really a great church to visit.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 12/21/1928
Date of building construction: 05/17/1942
Dominant Architectural Style: Roman and Byzantine
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Original art by Reverend Gregory deWit , Stained glass by Emil Frei
Archdiocese: New Orleans
Diocese: Baton Rouge
Address/Location:
2250 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA USA
70802
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
|
Visit Instructions:
To log a visit to this waymark, you must post at least one original photo of the site, give the date and a brief description of your visit.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|