Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Our Lady Of The Lake Church
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2022
1. Our Lady Of The Lake Church Marker
Inscription.
Our Lady Of The Lake Church. . Early in the eighteenth century, Catholic missionaries evangelized Choctaw, Chinchuba and other Indian tribes and sub-tribes on the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, among pioneer priests was Fr. Michael Baudouin, S.J., superior of the Jesuit Mission in Louisiana and Vicar General to the Bishop of Quebec, Canada. Fr. J. Outendrick was the first resident pastor when the Mandeville Congregation was organized in 1850. Fr. Adrien E. Rouquette, "Chahta-Ima," also labored here and elsewhere in St. Tammany Civil Parish. The present church was dedicated in 1953 during the pastorate of Fr. Canisius Bluemel, O.S.B., one of several Benedictines serving here since 1890.
Early in the eighteenth century, Catholic missionaries evangelized Choctaw, Chinchuba and other Indian tribes and sub-tribes on the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, among pioneer priests was Fr. Michael Baudouin, S.J., superior of the Jesuit Mission in Louisiana and Vicar General to the Bishop of Quebec, Canada. Fr. J. Outendrick was the first resident pastor when the Mandeville Congregation was organized in 1850. Fr. Adrien E. Rouquette, "Chahta-Ima," also labored here and elsewhere in St. Tammany Civil Parish. The present church was dedicated in 1953 during the pastorate of Fr. Canisius Bluemel, O.S.B., one of several Benedictines serving here since 1890.
Location. 30° 21.396′ N, 90° 4.112′ W. Marker is in Mandeville, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. It is at the intersection of Lafitte Street and Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Lafitte Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 Lafitte St, Mandeville LA 70448, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. 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, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2016. This page has been viewed 948 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on March 11, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on October 18, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
