Description:
The original St. Patrick's was a tiny wooden building founded to serve the spiritual needs of Irish Catholics. The present building, begun in 1838, was constructed around the old one, which was then dismantled. The distinguished architect James Gallier, Sr., designed much of the interior, including the altar. It opened in 1840, proudly proclaiming itself as the "American" Catholics' answer to the St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter" (where, according to the Americans, God spoke only in French).
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 504/525-4413
- fax: +1 504 568 1324
- send email
Address:
- 724 Camp St
- At Girod St
- New Orleans, LA 70163
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