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St. Augustine High School is a college preparatory school for young men in grades 8-12 founded in 1951 by the Josephite priests and brothers. St. Augustine High School has built a legacy serving as the training ground for leadership through academic excellence, moral values, Christian responsibility, and reasonable, consistent discipline.
St. Augustine Church is a Catholic parish in New Orleans. Established by free people of color, who also bought pews for slaves, it is said to be the oldest Black Catholic parish in the United States, established in 1841. It was one of the first 26 sites designated on the state's Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.
For nearly 200 years, Saint Augustine Catholic Church has welcomed people from every walk of life, creed, and color to worship side by side. Perhaps that is why Saint Augustine has not only served as the heart of the Tremé community but has also played an integral role in shaping the culture of the city of New Orleans.
In 1841 when the free people of color got permission from Bishop Antoine Blanc to build a church, the Ursuline Sisters donated the property at the corner of Bayou Road and Saint Claude, on the condition the church is named Saint Augustine, after one of their patron saints.
13 juin 2023 · Historic St. Augustine Church, nestled on the banks of Louisiana’s Cane River Lake, stands as a testament to the resilience and faith of the region’s Creole community.
Il y a 1 jour · Construite en 1841 comme église des citoyens noirs libres de La Nouvelle-Orléans, l'église catholique St. Augustine est l'un des incontournables de Treme. La propriété sur laquelle elle se trouve faisait initialement partie de la plantation du Français Claude Tremé.
One of the oldest churches in the U.S. for black Catholics, St. Augustine was built at the request of Free People of Color and others in 1841-1842, when about half of the congregation was African American.
