Bay St. Louis in Hancock County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Our Lady of the Gulf

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 16, 2017

1. Our Lady of the Gulf Marker

Inscription. Established 1847 by Bishop J.J. Chanche, S.S., first Bishop of Natchez. Mother church of Hancock County, third oldest Catholic parish on the Gulf Coast and fifth oldest in Mississippi.

Erected 1977 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 30° 18.461′ N, 89° 19.653′ W. Marker is in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in Hancock County. It is on South Beach Boulevard near Union Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 228 S Beach Boulevard, Bay Saint Louis MS 39520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Joseph's Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Stanislaus College (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Shieldsborough (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jean Baptiste le Moyne Siuer de Bienville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hancock County Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Bay St. Louis (approx.

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¼ mile away); Publius Rutilius Rufus Pray (approx. ¼ mile away); 100 Men D.B.A. Hall (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay St. Louis.

Our Lady of the Gulf and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 16, 2017

2. Our Lady of the Gulf and Marker

<i>Church of Our Lady of the Gulf and St. Joseph's Academy, Bay St. Louis, Miss.</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard published by Collotype, Elizabeth, New Jersey, circa 1920

3. Church of Our Lady of the Gulf and St. Joseph's Academy, Bay St. Louis, Miss.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2017. 3. submitted on September 21, 2017.