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Pope Leo XIII erected the Diocese of New Orleans in 1825. [4] The Houma and Thibodaux area would remain part of the Diocese of New Orleans, replace by the Archdiocese of New Orleans, for the next 152 years. The first parish in Houma, St. Francis de Sales, was established in 1847 and the first church was completed in 1854. [5]
While the first St. Francis de Sales [2] church was built in the Romanesque style in 1848, The current building was built as the parish Church of St. Francis de Sales in 1938 as the original structure was damaged by a Hurricane in the 1920s. The current building was made possible by the generosity of the Rev. August Vandebilt.
As John C. Ferguson, a senior architectural historian with the Historic District Landmarks Commission commented in 1990, "St. Francis reflects the eclectic tendencies of church design in the early part of the 20th century." [1] The book "Splendors of Faith, New Orleans Catholic Churches, 1727–1930" by Charles E. Nolan has a chapter on the church.
John Bosco, founder of the Society of St. Francis de Sales in 1859. In 1845 Don John Bosco ("Don" being a traditional Italian honorific for priest) opened a night school for boys in Valdocco, now part of the municipality of Turin in Italy. In the following years, he opened several more schools, and in 1857 drew up a set of rules for his helpers.
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New Orleans Item-Tribune: New Orleans: 1924 1958 Began as Daily City Item in 1877 [4] L'Abeille (The New Orleans Bee) New Orleans: 1827 1923 New-Orleans Commercial Bulletin: New Orleans: 1832 1871 [25] New Orleans States-Item: New Orleans: 1958 1980 [26] The New Orleans Tribune: New Orleans: 1864 1870 [27] Opelousas Courier: Opelousas: 1852 ...
St. Francis de Sales Church (the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales) is a Roman Catholic Oratory located in south St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It is the second largest church in the Archdiocese of St. Louis after the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (St. Louis). The church is popularly known as the "Cathedral of South St. Louis".
Louis Brisson. An order of cloistered nuns, the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, was founded by Francis de Sales at the request of Jane Frances de Chantal in 1610. The establishment of an Oratory at Thonon, where Francis served as the first Provost, was a preparatory step toward carrying out his design, the accomplishment of which was prevented by his death.