Saint Louis Cemetery is the name of three Roman Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Official website: http://www. ...

Saint Louis Cemetery #1 with newly renovated vaults

The burials are in above ground vaults; most were constructed in the 18th century and 19th century. The above-ground tombs, required here because the ground water levels make burial impractical in New Orleans, are strongly reminiscent of the tombs of Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. The three cemeteries are relatively intact following Hurricane Katrina. Saint Louis Cemetary #1, New Orleans LA (254x346) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Saint Louis Cemetary #1, New Orleans LA (254x346) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... Groundwater is any water found below the land surface. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea from an edition with drawings by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Riou. ... Looking down the hill at the Père-Lachaise cemetery The cimetière du Père-Lachaise (pronounced ) is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris (there are larger cemeteries in Paris suburbs). ... , The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 5 kilometres behind. ...

Saint Louis #1

St. Louis Cemetery #1 is the oldest and most famous. It was opened in 1789, replacing the city's older St. Peter Cemetery (no longer in existence) as the main burial ground with a redesign of the city after a fire in 1788. 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

It is 8 blocks from the Mississippi River, on the north side of Rampart Street. The south side of Rampart Street is the northern border of the French Quarter. It borders the Iberville housing project that was built over what was formerly Storyville. It has been in continuous use since its foundation. Due to crime risks, it is inadvisable for individual tourists to visit the cemetery on their own, but it can be safely visited with tour groups. Free walking tours are given by the National Park Service, and paid tours are given by various commercial enterprises. This article is about the river in the United States. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Storyville was the legalized prostitution district of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1897 through 1917. ...

Marie Laveau is buried in Saint Lous Cemetery #1, in the Glapion family crypt. American chess champion Paul Morphy is also buried there.^[1] Alleged portrait of Marie Laveau, which hangs in the Louisiana State Library in the Cabildo. ... Paul Morphy Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 - July 10, 1884), The Pride and Sorrow of Chess, was an American chess player. ...

Saint Louis #2

St. Louis #2 is located some 3 blocks back from St. Louis #1, bordering Claiborne Avenue. It was consecrated in 1823. A number of notable jazz and rhythm & blues musicians are buried here, including Danny Barker and Ernie K. Doe. Also entombed here is Dominique You, a notorious pirate who assisted in the defence of the city against the British in the Battle of New Orleans. The cemetery recieved minor flooding during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and its tombs seemed virtually untouched by the storm when the water went down, aside from the brownish waterline visable on all structures that were flooded. 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Danny Barker (1909 - 1994) was a jazz guitarist and banjoist from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Ernie K-Doe (February 22, 1936 - July 5, 2001), was an African American rhythm and blues singer. ... Lafitte Brothers in Dominique Yous Bar Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis circa 1821 Oil on wood panel Dominique You was born in Haiti in 1775. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Combatants United Kingdom United States Commanders Edward Pakenham † John Lambert Andrew Jackson Strength 11,000–14,500 4,000–6,000 Casualties 2,700 71 {{{notes}}} The Battle of New Orleans, also known as the Battle of Chalmette Plantation, took place on January 8, 1815, during the War of 1812... Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history. ...

There are also many notable citizens of 19th and 20th century New Orleans laid to rest here. For example the tomb of Blessed Mother Henriette DeLille, who is a candidate for sainthood by the Catholic church, among others. St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Founded 1824 Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1975

Politicians buried here:

• Pierre Soulé (1801-1870) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in France, August 28, 1801. Member of Louisiana state senate, 1845; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1847, 1849-53; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1853-55; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., March 26, 1870. Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
• Charles Genois (c.1793-1866) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Whig. Mayor of New Orleans, La., 1838-40. Died August 30, 1866. Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
• Robert Brown Elliott (1842-1884) — also known as R. B. Elliott — of South Carolina. Born in Massachusetts, 1842. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1868 (alternate), 1880; member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1871-75. Black. Died in 1884. Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
• Paul Capdevielle (1844-1922) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., 1844. Mayor of New Orleans, La., 1900-04. Died in Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Miss., 1922. Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.
• Carleton Hunt (1836-1921) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., January 1, 1836. Nephew of Theodore Gaillard Hunt. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1883-85. Died August 14, 1921. Interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.

Saint Louis #3

St. Louis #3 is located some 2 miles back from the French Quarter, some 30 blocks from the Mississippi, fronting Esplanade Avenue near Bayou St. John. It opened in 1854. The crypts on average are more elaborate than at the other St. Louis cemeteries, including a number of fine 19th century marble tombs. Those entombed here include ragtime composer Paul Sarebresole and photographer E. J. Bellocq. St. Louis #3 also includes a Greek Orthodox section. In recieved heavy flooding during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but its tombs escaped relatively unscathed besides some small amounts of plaster damage from debris. 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Venus de Milo, front. ... Ragtime is an American musical genre, enjoying its peak popularity around the years 1900–1918. ... Paul Sarebresole (May, 1875 - October 3, 1911) was an early composer of ragtime music. ... Ernest J. Bellocq (1873-1949) was a professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century. ... The Vladimir Icon, one of the most venerated of Orthodox Christian icons of the Virgin Mary. ... Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history. ...

References

1. ↑ Tour the Historic New Orleans Cemeteries. URL accessed on 2006-02-17.

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See also

List of United States cemeteries // Arkansas Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock - known as Westminster Abbey of Arkansas; California Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles; Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles; Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles; Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma is the burial site of William Randolph Hearst and other members of the Hearst family...