St. Patrick's Church - New Orleans, LA
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N 29° 56.800 W 090° 04.203
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This Louisiana Historical Marker is mounted on the wall of St. Patrick's Church, a Roman Catholic church and parish located at 724 Camp Street in what is now the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM12B3N
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2020
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St. Patrick's parish was founded in 1833, and the current structure was completed in 1840. It is the second-oldest parish in New Orleans (the oldest parish is St. Louis Cathedral). The building, a National Historic Landmark, is one of the nation's earliest and finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. (
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The historical marker on the right of the church entrance reads as follows: "St. Patrick's Parish was the second established in New Orleans. The first church on this site was dedicated April 21, 1833. The cornerstone of the present edifice was laid July 1, 1838, by Bishop Antoine Blanc. During the pastorate of Father James I. Mullon the first service in the completed church was held February 23, 1840. The building was designed by Dakin and Dakin, architect and completed under the direction of the architect James Gallier who designed most of the interior, including the high altar. The sanctuary paintings were executed by Leon Pomarede in 1841. The first St. Vincent DePaul Conference in New Orleans was founded here in 1852."
St. Patrick's Church was constructed for the Irish immigrants and other non-Creole Catholics who felt that St. Louis Cathedral catered only to the French and Spanish. The Americans may not have had the pedigree of the Creoles, but they usually had a lot more money. (
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