St. Roch Cemetery Walking Tour by Save Our Cemeteries
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- 1 h 30 min
- Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 h avant
- Guidé en anglais
- Confirmation immédiate
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As a department of the Preservation Resource Center, Save Our Cemeteries is the only non-profit tour operator directly supporting restoration, education, and advocacy in New Orleans cemeteries. Now is your chance to tour one of the least visited but most popular cemeteries in New Orleans. St. Roch Cemetery, founded in 1874, was established by the Rev. Peter Leonard Thevis. According to legend, during the deadly outbreak of yellow fever in 1868, Rev. Thevis prayed to St. Roch, the Patron Saint of Good Health, and vowed to build a chapel to the Saint if his congregation was spared. When no one died, a shrine and a chapel were built. The locals continued to revere St. Roch for graces of welfare and remission. For decades, believers left their polio braces, glass eyes, dental plates, and other parts of their prosthetic selves when their health recovered. These are on view in the chapel which is ONLY open on the first Friday of each month from 11:00 am to noon.
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- 1.5 Hour Cemetery Tour
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St. Roch Cemetery, founded in 1874, was established by the Rev. Peter Leonard Thevis. According to legend, during the deadly outbreak of yellow fever in 1868, Rev. Thevis prayed to St. Roch, the Patron Saint of Good Health, and vowed to build a chapel to the Saint if his congregation was spared. When no one died, a shrine and a chapel were built. St. Roch Cemetery is unique in that it has the Stations of the Cross depicted with statuary carved in Italy by the workshop of Italian sculptor Enrico Arrighini. An annual procession of the 14 stations is still celebrated every year on Good Friday.
Annulation
Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 heures avant le début de l’expérience, avec remboursement intégral.
Avis
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À savoir avant de partir
- Point de rendez-vous
- The guide will meet you at the front gate on St. Roch Ave.
- Prise en charge
- Tout le monde se retrouve au point de départ ; il n’y a pas de prise en charge.
- Type de billet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Taille du groupe
- Jusqu’à 16 voyageurs
- Opéré par
- Save Our Cemeteries
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in New Orleans
- Its from-price is 57% below the median of the 707 experiences we list in New Orleans.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 330 of 707.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About New Orleans
New Orleans is the Louisiana city of jazz, Creole food and the French Quarter, set on a bend of the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico.
New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718 and later ruled by Spain, and the French Quarter still shows it, with wrought-iron balconies, courtyards and Jackson Square, which St Louis Cathedral overlooks. Jazz was born here, and live music pours from clubs on Frenchmen Street. The St Charles streetcar rattles beneath oaks to the mansions of the Garden District.
Top-ranked sights in New Orleans: French Quarter, Jackson Square, LaLaurie Mansion.
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