Immaculate Conception Church (Jesuits') - 1700 to 1929 - New Orleans, LA
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N 29° 57.221 W 090° 04.297
15R E 782628 N 3317261
This timeline marker is mounted on the facade of the Immaculate Conception church, locally known as Jesuit church, a Roman Catholic church located at 130 Baronne Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM12BWF
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2020
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Erected by the Bicentennial Commission of the Archdiocesan, this marker gives a chronology of the history of the Jesuits in New Orleans and of the construction of the two Immaculate Conception churches of New Orleans. It begins in 1700 when Father Paul Du Ru became the first Jesuit to explore the Mississippi from its mouth northward, completing Marquette's exploration of the upper river. The timeline ends in 1928-1929 with the construction of the second Immaculate Conception church.
The marker reads as follows:
"Immaculate Conception Church
(Jesuits')
1700
Fr. Paul Du Ru, S.J., Missionary
Reconnoiters Future City
of New Orleans
1722
Fr. Pierre F.X. De Charlevoix,S.J.,
inspects region for French Crown
1723
Fr. Joseph François De Kereben, S.J.,
First Superior of
local Jesuit Mission.
1763
Society of Jesus
expelled from Louisiana;
property confiscated.
1831
Jesuits again minister in city.
1848-50
Baronne St. property
to Common St. purchased.
1849
College of Immaculate
Conception opened.
1851
Cornerstone placed for church
designed by Fr. John Cambiaso,S.J.,
in Hispano-Moresque style
1857
Opened for worship. First mass,
Feast of Mary's Assumption.
Serving people of New Orleans since.
1928-29
Church building replaced by
present structure in same style."
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