St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Ange Marie Jan

Natus Pontivy Gallia

— 1802 —

Ange Marie Jan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2013

1. Ange Marie Jan Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Latin:
Sacerdos ordinatus a de Quelen Parisüs 1826.
Rector St. Martini Ecclesiœ Atakapas 1851-1887.
Canonicus et vicarius forensis Totum se devoit suis parochianis.
Numquam laborem recusavit Tandem die Assumptionis requievit 1887.
Sui parochiani amanter hoc monumentum erexerunt 1888.

English:A. M. JAN. [Fr. Ange Marie Jan]
Born in Pontivy, Gallia [France]
1802
Ordained priest by Quelen [Archbishop of] Paris in 1826.
Rector, St. Martin's Church in Attakapas [St. Martinville] 1851-1887.
The canon and vicar of the court has devoted himself entirely to his parishioners.
He never refused work. He finally rested on Assumption Day, 1887.
His parishioners lovingly erected this monument in 1888.

Erected 1888 by Saint Martin de Tours Catholic Church parishioners.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 30° 7.389′ N, 91° 49.739′ W. Marker is in St.

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Martinville, Louisiana, in St. Martin Parish. It can be reached from South Main Street just north of Evangeline Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Marker and monument are located directly in front of the Saint Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 133 South Main Street, Saint Martinville LA 70582, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also 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,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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. Martin Catholic Church (a few steps from this marker); St. Martinville (a few steps from this marker); Attakapa Indian (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Site Lie Buried Officers of The Attakapas Militia (within shouting distance of this marker); Evangeline Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Duchamp Opera House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Evangeline Oak (about 600 feet away); The Old Castillo Hotel (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Martinville.

Also see . . . Saint Martin de Tours Church History.

In front of the church stands a statue of Fr. Ange Marie Jan, an early pastor who served from 1851-1887. In 1874, he added the transepts to the church where the Grotto of Lourdes and the Sacred Heart Altar are located and extended the sanctuary to its present size, giving the church its current cruciform shape.

(Submitted on March 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Ange Marie Jan Marker & Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2013

2. Ange Marie Jan Marker & Monument

(Saint Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church in background)

Saint Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2013

3. Saint Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.