New Orleans East Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Henriette Delille
1812-1862
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2022
1. Henriette Delille Marker
Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family in 1842.
The Sisters of the Holy Family, an African American religious order, are committed to caring for the sick assisting the poor, and instructing the unlearned through prayer and Christ-like ministry.
The New Orleans ministries include the Motherhouse, Novitiate, Lafon Nursing Facility, St. Mary's Academy, St. John Berchmans Child Development Center Lafon Child Development Center, House of the Holy Family, St. John Berchmans Manor and Delille Inn.
The Sisters also serve in Church parish schools in New Orleans and other missions throughout the United States, Central America and Nigeria.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Women.
Location. 30° 0.685′ N, 90° 0.424′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the New Orleans East Area. Marker is on US 90 east of America Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Orleans LA 70126, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pontchartrain Park Historic District (approx. 2.2 miles away); Centennial (approx. 2.3 miles away); In Memory of the First Barrow Stadium (approx. 2˝ miles away); The Historic Lower Ninth Ward / Industrial Canal Flood Wall
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Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2022
2. Henriette Delille Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
