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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 .
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 High School (also known as "St. Aug") is a private, Catholic, all-boys high school run by the Josephites in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded in 1951 and includes grades 8 through 12.
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.
A cultural landmark in the historically Black neighborhood of Tremé, Saint Augustine Catholic Church embodies the complex racial and religious heritage of New Orleans. When it opened in 1842, Saint Augustine—like other Catholic churches in the city—served a racially diverse parish that included Creoles of color (free people of African and ...
13 Jun 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. The Catholic church, the first of its kind in the state to be built by a free person of color, continues to serve its racially mixed congregants faithfully, just as it did ...
