Saint Mary's Catholic Church — Attraction in New Orleans

St. Mary's church is widely considered one of New Orleans' most ornate houses of worship.The church contains a shrine, coffin, relics, and personal belongings of Father Francis Xavier Seelos, a Redemptorist missionary who served in the parish. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000. 🙌

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The Saint Mary Catholic Church is a beautiful structure. It’s actually a chapel rather than a parish church. There are no regular masses celebrating here and no congregation. Rather the chapel is available for weddings, funerals and such, upon special requests. The funds from the venue go to defray maintenance costs. Very worthwhile to see, it is part of the Ursuline...

We self toured the Ursuline Convent and church was attached. Went for my out of town friend. Historic, quiet and ornate. See the website for details. I photographed the ceiling because I was interested...