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re: New Orleans (and surrounding areas) prettiest churches?

Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:13 pm to
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
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Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:13 pm to
Sorry, those are modernist aesthetically challenged.
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
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63242 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:15 pm to
Thanks for the pictures of the Painted Churches. A good coaching friend of mine is from one of those small towns with a Painted church. The town, Flatonia, Tx.
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 12:19 pm
Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
11288 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:39 pm to
Always been a fan of Our Lady of the Rosary next to Cabrini




Our Lady of the Lake in Mandeville



St Joseph's Abby in Covington - pictures dont do the art work justice



Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
11288 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:43 pm to
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St Stephen on Napoleon


Thats another really good one - got elevated to Basilica a few years back.
Posted by biglosdaddy
NOLA
Member since May 2007
1156 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:44 pm to
Our Lady of the Rosary on Esplanade




Holy Name of Jesus on St. Charles


St. Anthony of Padua on Canal


Mater Dolorosa on Carrollton


St. Patricks



Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
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Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:45 pm to
Sadly, I am sure some of these will be mosques at some point in the future.
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
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Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:51 pm to
If you ever get up to N. Alabama, look for Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, Al.




Grotto



This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 12:54 pm
Posted by T1gerNate
Member since Feb 2020
5050 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:53 pm to
I got married in St Mary’s assumption. Can’t be many more beautiful churches on the planet than that.
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14879 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:00 pm to
The eyes, Chico, they never lie.
-/That green Jesus used to scare the Bejesus outta me.
Posted by BU Bear In BR
NOLA
Member since Apr 2022
711 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:04 pm to
quote:

-/That green Jesus used to scare the Bejesus outta me.


That's exactly why I vetoed sacred heart when my fiancee suggested it for our wedding
Posted by jat912
Florida Parishes
Member since Jun 2008
233 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:06 pm to
I have been able to sit in St Patrick's completely alone, excellent for prayer/medication/rosary. They recently finished renovation, and didn't lose the ambience.

The staff keeps in cool in there, which is also nice.
Posted by LazloHollyfeld
Steam Tunnel at UNC-G
Member since Apr 2009
2161 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:10 pm to
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St Pius in Lakeview


Uh …. No.

St John the Baptist on OC Haley need to be on the list. Not open to the public much these days.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
18279 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:11 pm to
Holy Name at Loyola, especially when you combine the interior with the exterior.

quote:

St Michael’s in Convent

When I go to Manresa, I get my exercise by walking there on the levee.


St Mary’s Assumption ( the Father Seelos church) and the one across the street from it in the Irish Channel are both beautiful and ornate on the inside. The one across the street ( I forget the name) is no longer a functioning church, but if you have a chance to go in there to look around, do so.

Why were two magnificent churches built right across the street from each other?
One was for the Germans and one was for the Irish.
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 2:22 pm
Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
3205 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:13 pm to
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Mater Dolorosa on Carrollton



Was a parishioner and lector there for five years when we lived uptown (1995-2000).

It looks a LOT brighter now than it did back then. I assume they renovated it a bit.
Posted by randybobandy
NOLA
Member since Mar 2015
2265 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:19 pm to
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St Pius in Lakeview


Uh …. No.



This one seems like an underground bunker/bomb shelter. Not a fan of the round seating arrangement as well.
Posted by Champagne
Sabine Free State.
Member since Oct 2007
56962 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:19 pm to
Great.

Now the Muzzies know where the pretty churches are so they can burn them down.

Good going, idiot.
Posted by Champagne
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Member since Oct 2007
56962 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:20 pm to
quote:

Sadly, I am sure some of these will be mosques at some point in the future.


Over my dead body.

I will fight like the Templars at Acre.
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
23884 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 3:02 pm to
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Not a fan of the round seating arrangement as well.


+1

I've never liked that "arena" style seating in a church. Holy Ghost in Hammond, St. Joseph's in Ponchatoula, Mary Queen of Peace in Mandeville, St. Pius in Lakeview. It doesn't feel right to me.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
80877 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 3:04 pm to
Always liked St Jean Vianney in BR. Non-traditional but I like it.
Posted by Shut Up Mulllet
Member since Apr 2021
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Posted on 9/15/26 at 3:37 pm to






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