Our Lady of the Gulf-- Bay St Louis MS
N 30° 18.462 W 089° 19.655
16R E 276175 N 3355176
The historic maker in front of Our Lady of the Gulf, the mother church for Hancock County
Waymark Code: WMNCRQ
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2015
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The historic marker shares the hidden history of this beautiful church on the Gulf of Mexico.
The marker reads as follows:
"OUR LADY OF THE GULF
Established in 1847 by Bishop J. J. Chanche, S. S., first Bishop of Natchez. Mother church of Hancock County, third oldest Catholic parish on the Gulf Coast and fifth oldest in Mississippi."
Date Installed:: 1977
Organization that placed the object:: State of MS
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